SOLUTION: Mr. Kelly�s company manufactures a cylindrical soup can that has a diameter of 6 inches and a volume of 226 cubic inches. If the diameter stays the same and the height is doubled,

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Question 267856: Mr. Kelly�s company manufactures a cylindrical soup can that has a diameter of 6 inches and a volume of 226 cubic inches. If the diameter stays the same and the height is doubled, what will happen to the can�s volume?
How do you find the original height?
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Mr. Kelly�s company manufactures a cylindrical soup can that has a diameter of 6 inches and a volume of 226 cubic inches. If the diameter stays the same and the height is doubled, what will happen to the can�s volume?
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The volume will be doubled, (same as two identical cans)
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How do you find the original height?
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6" diameter: 3" radius
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= 226
= 226
h =
h = 7.99 ~ 8 inches
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You can prove it to yourself
= 226
= 452