SOLUTION: A standard can of tennis balls holds three balls. Which is more, the height of the can or its distance around?
Algebra.Com
Question 498283: A standard can of tennis balls holds three balls. Which is more, the height of the can or its distance around?
Answer by htmentor(1343) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A standard can of tennis balls holds three balls. Which is more, the height of the can or its distance around?
============================================
Let R = the radius of the balls
The circumference of the can = 2R
The height of each ball is 2R
The height of the can is equal to the height of the three stacked balls.
So can height = 3(2R) = 6R
Since 2 > 6, the distance around is greater than the height.
RELATED QUESTIONS
you have a plastic can of tennis balls that contains three balls. which is greater the... (answered by xdragonfight)
heres the question: An ant crawls the height of a tennis ball can that has exactly enough (answered by Earlsdon,edjones)
A cylindrical container that holds tennis balls has diameter 3 inches and height of 12... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)
A tennis ball can in the shape of a cylinder holds three tennis balls snugly. If the... (answered by Mathtut)
A tennis ball can in the shape of a right circular cylinder
holds three tennis balls... (answered by Fombitz)
Three tennis balls are tightly packed in a can.(circular cylinder). What fraction of the... (answered by stanbon)
A cylindrical can holds three tennis balls. each ball has a diameter of 6 cm, which is... (answered by josgarithmetic,ikleyn)
A cylindrical can is just big enough to hold three tennis balls. The radius of a tennis... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)
A student has a tennis ball call with a flat top and bottom containing three tightly... (answered by nerdybill)