SOLUTION: a cylindrical tin if height 15cm and radius 4cm is filled with sand from a rctangular box. how many times can the tin be filled if the dimensions of the box are 50cm by 40cm by 20c

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Question 562264: a cylindrical tin if height 15cm and radius 4cm is filled with sand from a rctangular box. how many times can the tin be filled if the dimensions of the box are 50cm by 40cm by 20cm?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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Volume of Box / volume of tin = number of tins required
Volume of box =50*40*20= 40000 cu.cm
Volume of Tin = pi*r^2*h=pi*4^2*15 = 754 cu.cm
4000/754= 53 tins (rounded off)