Calculate the Volume of Cylinders:

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• Calculate the Volume of Cylinders
• Remember!
• 1. 2. Which cylinder has a greater volume
• a radius of 16cm and a height of 20cm,
• or a radius of 20cm and a height of 16cm?

Find the area of the base, B, times the height, h
The base of a cylinder is a CIRCLE! The formula
for the area of a circle is
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3. A can of soup has a volume of 2,797.74cm3.
It is 11cm high. What is the length of the
radius of its base?           4. A
cylinder and a prism both have the same base area
and height. Which has the greater volume?  
5. Find the capacity (in gallons) of a swimming
pool with a diameter of 18 feet and depth of 4
feet. Round to the nearest gallon. (HINT! 1
cubic foot of water 7.5 gal)