SOLUTION: if i am enlargeing a birthday candle by 5 times its size, and the diameter is 1/4 in and the height is 2 1/2 inches how do i find the volume?

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Question 192003: if i am enlargeing a birthday candle by 5 times its size, and the diameter is 1/4 in and the height is 2 1/2 inches how do i find the volume?

Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, checkley75:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
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if i am enlargeing a birthday candle by 5 times its size, and the diameter is 1/4 in and the height is 2 1/2 inches how do i find the volume?
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What do you mean by size? And, are you making it 5 times as big, or adding 5 times what its present "size" is?

Answer by checkley75(3666) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
V=BASE*HEIGHT
V=(PI*D)*2.5=3.14*.25*2.5=1.9625 IN^3 IS THE ORIGINAL VOLUME.
5*1.9625=9.8125 IN^3 IS THE ENLARGED VOLUME.