SOLUTION: how do you find the surface area of a coke can?

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Question 1725: how do you find the surface area of a coke can?
Answer by longjonsilver(2297) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
coke can is a cylinder...that is 2 circles and a rectangle wrapped to form the length of the can.
So you need to find the radius of the can to find the area. You also need the circumference and the height to find the area of the rectangle
Jon.