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Question 1061757: The volume of a can is directly proportional to the height of the can. If the volume of the can is 600 cm cubed when its height is 15.67 cm, find the volume to the nearest whole number of a can with height 17.96 cm. Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! V=kh, solve for k
600=k*15.67
k=38.29
V=k(17.96)
V=38.29*17.96=687.69
688 cm^3.
Check by noting that the increase is 2.29 cm or about 15%.
Therefore, the height ought to increase 15%, which is 600*0.15=90. The answer is reasonable.
