Cylinder Word Problems

The volume of a can is 300 inches cubed and has a diameter of 4 inches. What is the height of the can? Use 3.14 for pi. 

• 23.9 inches
  23.9 in

• 12.3 inches

• 47.5 inches

• none of these are the answer

Russell is filling a cylinder-shaped swimming pool that has a diameter of 20 feet. He fills it with water to a depth of 3 feet. What is the volume of the water in the pool, to the nearest cubic foot?

• 377 cubic feet

• 942 cubic feet

• 2,958 cubic feet

• 3,768  cubic feet

You want to figure out how cherry coke is inside a can of Coca-Cola.  The radius is 2 inches and the 3-D height is 6 inches.  How much cherry coke fits inside the can?

• 68.56 cubic inches

• 75.36 cubic inches

• 83.76 cubic inches

• 94.7 cubic inches

Find the radius of a cylinder that is 20 inches tall and has a volume of 19242.24 cubic inches. 

• 16

• 16.5

• 17.2

• 17.5

You want to figure out how cherry coke is inside a can of Coca-Cola. The radius is 2 inches and the 3-D height is 6 inches. How much cherry coke fits inside the can?

• 68.6 cubic inches

• 75.4 cubic inches

• 83.8 cubic inches

• 94.7 cubic inches

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Find the volume if the height is 10 inches?

• 9.42 in³

• 28.26 in³

• 94.2 in³

• 282.6 in³

We want to fill up the cylinder pictured with water. Estimate how many inches cubed of water will fit inside it?

• 78500 inches cubed

• 80000 inches cubed

• 84500 inches cubed

• 89000 inches cubed

Michael has a very large soup pot shaped like a cylinder that has a height of 15  inches and a radius of 6 inches. How much soup can Michael’s soup pot hold?

• 4239 in³

• 423.9 in³

• 1695.6 in³

•  1695.6 in²

A cylindrical drum has a radius of 0.5 meters and a height of 1 meter. Calculate the volume of the drum in liters. (Note: 1 cubic meter = 1000 liters)

• 250 liters

• 500 liters

• 750 liters

• 1000 liters