SOLUTION: A roll of paper towels is 12 inches long and 6 inches in diameter. To the nearest
whole unit, what is the area of plastic needed to shrink-wrap the roll?
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Question 332497: A roll of paper towels is 12 inches long and 6 inches in diameter. To the nearest
whole unit, what is the area of plastic needed to shrink-wrap the roll?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
surface area of a cylinder = 2*pi*r^2 +2*pi*r*h
diameter = 6 inches . radius = 3 inches
length = 12 inches
S= 2*pi*(3^2)+2*pi*3*12
S= 282.7 sq. in
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