SOLUTION: I need to fill a baby pool with dirt for a garden. the pool has a diameter of 4ft and a height of 1ft. how much dirt do I need?

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Question 817424: I need to fill a baby pool with dirt for a garden. the pool has a diameter of 4ft and a height of 1ft. how much dirt do I need?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The formula for the volume of a cylinder is



Since the diameter is 4 ft, the radius is 2 feet.

So we substitute 3.14 for , 2 for r and 1 for h







So you will need about 12.6 cubic feet of dirt.

Edwin
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