document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1143127>Question 1143127</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A candle manufacturer sells cylindrical candles in sets of three. Each candle in the set is a different size. The smallest candle has a radius of 0.5 inches and a height of 3 inches. The other two candles are scaled versions of the smallest, with scale factors of 2 and 3. How much wax is needed to create one set of candles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The amount of wax required depends on the volume of the set of candles.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) Determine the volume V of the smallest candle.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2) With scale factors of 2 and 3, the ratios of the VOLUMES of the other two candles to the volume of the smallest are 2^3=8 and 3^3=27.  So the total volume of the three candles is V + 8V + 27V = 36V.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "84.823 cubic inches, to 3 decimal places. </SPAN>\n" );
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