SOLUTION: A can is 4 inches wide and 8 inches tall. To the nearest whole number, what is the area of a label that wraps around the can of the label is 3 inches shorter that the height of the
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Question 1082455: A can is 4 inches wide and 8 inches tall. To the nearest whole number, what is the area of a label that wraps around the can of the label is 3 inches shorter that the height of the can?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A can is 4 inches wide and 8 inches tall.
To the nearest whole number, what is the area of a label that wraps around the can of the label is 3 inches shorter that the height of the can?
:
Find the circumference of the can
C = 4 * pi
C = 12.566 inches
The label is 3 inches shorter than height of the can, therefore it 5 inches tall
A = 12.566 * 5 = 62.83 ~ 63 sq/in is the area of the label
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