Question 725549
Assuming the soup can takes on a cylindrical form:

Original volume = pi*r^2*h = pi*(2 in)^2 * 7 in = 28pi in^3

New volume after radius is cut in half and height is doubled

= pi*(1 in)^2 * 14 in = 14pi in^3

Notice that the new volume is 1/2 the original volume.