SOLUTION: Mary wants to fill in a cylinder vase. At the flower store they told her that the vase should be filled 2/3 for the flowers to last the longest. Her cylinder vase has a radius of 3

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Question 1122905: Mary wants to fill in a cylinder vase. At the flower store they told her that the vase should be filled 2/3 for the flowers to last the longest. Her cylinder vase has a radius of 3 in and a height of 8 in. How much water should Mary pour into the vase?
Answer by Alex.33(110) About Me  (Show Source):
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Volume, cylinder=%28pi%2Ar%5E2%29%2Ah=3.14159%2A%283%29%5E2%2A8=226.194+in^3 (approximately)
Volume, water=2%2F3%2A226.194=150.796+in^3(approximately)
So Mary needs roughly 151 inches cubed of water, or approximately 0.65 gallons.