SOLUTION: A candle manufacturer sells cylindrical candles in sets of three. Each candle in the set is a different size. The smallest candle has a radius of 0.5 inches and a height of 3 inch

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Question 768653: A candle manufacturer sells cylindrical candles in sets of three. Each candle in the set is a different size. The smallest candle has a radius of 0.5 inches and a height of 3 inches. The other two candles are scaled versions of the smallest, with scale factors of 2 and 3. How much wax is needed to create one set of candles? in cubic inches
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One Package of Candles, each size inch^3
smallest, 3%28pi%2A0.5%5E2%29
medium, %282%2A3%29%28pi%2A%282%2A0.5%29%5E2%29
large, %283%2A3%29%28pi%2A%283%2A0.5%29%5E2%29
SUM of those is the volume of wax for the package.