SOLUTION: the oil drum below is shaped like a cylinder. If 1\2 of the drum is filled with oil, about hoe much oil is in the drum? A.200.96 cu feet B.100.48 cu feet C.50.24 cu feet D.25.

Question 277217: the oil drum below is shaped like a cylinder. If 1\2 of the drum is filled with oil, about hoe much oil is in the drum?
A.200.96 cu feet
B.100.48 cu feet
C.50.24 cu feet
D.25.12 cu feet
Found 2 solutions by JBarnum, solver91311:
Answer by JBarnum(2146) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
um need more information how tall is the drum? how wide is the drum?
not possible to find answer without any variables
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Absolutely no way for anyone out here to tell. We can't see the picture of the drum to which you refer and you did not share the dimensions of the drum. We are all very smart, but none of us are clairvoyant.

However, it may help you to know that the volume of a cylinder is given by:

Where is the radius of the circular base and is the height of the cylinder. Given the wide variation between the values in your answers 3.14 is plenty close enough of an approximation to use for

John

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