document.write( "Question 1180753: A food company distributes its tomato soup in two cans of different sizes. For the larger can, the diameter has been increased by 15%, and the height remains the same.
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document.write( "By what percentage does the volume of the can increase from the smaller can to the larger can? Round your answer to the nearest percent.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #810530 by greenestamps(13200)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "V = (pi)(r^2)(h) \n" ); document.write( "The diameter is increased by 15%, so the radius is increased by 15%. \n" ); document.write( "Represent the increase of 15% as multiplication by a factor of 100%+15%=115%=1.15. \r\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "The volume of the larger can is 1.3225 times the volume of the smaller; that is an increase of (0.3225*100)=32.25%. \n" ); document.write( "ANSWER (to the nearest percent): 32% \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |