A can of tomatoes has a base diameter of 9.7 centimeters and a height of 11 centimeters. What is the volume of the can?

1 Answer
May 25, 2017

The volume of the can = pi 258.7475"cm"^3 or 812.879"cm"^3

Explanation:

Saying that the can of tomatoes is a perfect cylinder (which it is usually not), we can calculate the area of the can.

r = d/2

r = 9.7/2

r = 4.85

A = pi r^2h

A = pi 4.85^2 xx 11

A = pi 23.5225 xx 11

A = pi 258.7475

A = 812.879"cm"^3