A soft drink is available in two packs
(i) a tin can with a rectangular base of length 5 cm and width 4 cm, having a height of 15 cm
(ii) a plastic cylinder with circular base of diameter 7 cm and height 10 cm. Which container has greater capacity and by how much?
A soft drink is available in two packs
(i) a tin can with a rectangular base of length 5 cm and width 4 cm, having a height of 15 cm
(ii) a plastic cylinder with circular base of diameter 7 cm and height 10 cm. Which container has greater capacity and by how much?

Solution:

(i) Length of the can, = 5 cm

Width, b = 4 cm

Height, h = 15 cm

Volume of the can = lbh

= 5×4×15

= 300 cm3

(ii) Diameter of the cylinder, d = 7 cm

Radius, r = d/2 = 7/2 = 3.5 cm

Height, h = 10 cm

Volume of the cylinder, V = r2h

= (22/7)×3.52×10

= 385 cm3

Difference of the volume = 385-300 = 85 cm3

Hence the plastic cylinder has 85 cmmore volume than the tin can.