SOLUTION: will you please check my math? Question is, How many cubic yards of concrete will it take to pour a cylindrical column 14 ft high with a diameter of 2 ft? Round to the nearest ten

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Question 1090008: will you please check my math?
Question is, How many cubic yards of concrete will it take to pour a cylindrical column 14 ft high with a diameter of 2 ft? Round to the nearest tenth.
v=3.14xr^2xh
3.14x1x14=43.96 cu ft
1 cu yd= 27 cu ft
43.96/27= 1.628
nearest tenth is 1.6 cu yd.
Please correct me if I am wrong

Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Answer by ikleyn(52803)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Would you please check my math?
Question is, How many cubic yards of concrete will it take to pour a cylindrical column 14 ft high with a diameter of 2 ft? Round to the nearest tenth.
v=3.14xr^2xh
3.14x1x14=43.96 cu ft
1 cu yd= 27 cu ft
43.96/27= 1.628
nearest tenth is 1.6 cu yd.
Please correct me if I am wrong
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