SOLUTION: 12 cans are packed in a box. Each has a diameter of 4cm and also a height of 4cm. What is the volume of the remaining space in that box?

Question 891320: 12 cans are packed in a box. Each has a diameter of 4cm and also a height of 4cm. What is the volume of the remaining space in that box?
Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, Alan3354:
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First find the volume of one can.

There are 12 cans so the total volume of cans is

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Assuming the box is 1 can high, 2 cans wide, and 6 cans deep.
The width of the box would be .
The height of the box would be .
The depth of the box would be .
So the total volume of the box would be,

So then the difference is,

Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Depends on the size of the box.
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