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A case is tightly packed with 6 cylindrical tin cans. Find the ratio of the volume of the box to the combined volumes of the cans.
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- davidLv 74 years ago
The case is rectangular with a length of 6r and width of 4r.
V = 6r X 4r X h = 24hr^2
a can has a volume .. V = pi h r^2
volume of all 6 cans is 6pi h r^2
ratio = [24hr^2] / [6pi h r^2] ... reduce
= 4 / pi <<< answer
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