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Problem Set: Measuring Volume & Length 1. Suppose a cylindrical container has the following dimensions: Height = 14.93 cm Diameter = 4.45 cm and jellybeans in the container have the following dimensions: Height = 9.9 mm Length = 13.9 mm Width = 5.5 mm How many jellybeans fit inside the container? Express your answer in scientific notation and with the appropriate number of significant figures. Volume of a jellybean: 760 mm 3 or 0.76 cm 3 (2 significant figures) Volume of container: 232 cm 3 or 232,000 mm 3 (3 significant figures) Number of jellybeans in container: 3.0 x 10 2 (2 significant figures) Note: To determine the number of jellybeans, the units for the volume of a jellybean and the container must be the same. 2. Using a ruler measure the width and length of the rectangle below. Determine the area of the rectangle in cm 2 (significant figures and scientific notation) 2.25 cm x 12.07 cm = 27.2 cm 2 = 2.72 x 10 1 cm 2 Determine the area of the rectangle in mm 2 (significant figures and scientific notation) 22.5 mm x 120.7 mm = 2720 mm 2 = 2.72 x 10 3 mm 2 Determine the area of the rectangle in m 2 (significant figures and scientific notation) 0.0225 m x 0.1207 m = 0.00272 m 2 = 2.72 x 10 -3 m 2 3. A standard sheet of 8 1/2’’ x 11 ” (21.50 cm x 28.00 cm) paper can be made into a cylinder two ways: A) where length of the cylinder is 8 ½ inches (21.50 cm) and its circumference is 11 inches (28.00 cm) B) where the length of the cylinder is 11 inches (28.00 cm) and its circumference is 8 ½ inches (21.50 cm) Determine the volume of each cylinder to determine which cylinder has the greater volume. Express your answer in scientific notation and with the appropriate number of significant figures. Circumference = 2 π r Volume = π r 2 h Cylinder A: radius = C / 2 π = 28.00 cm / 2 π = 4.459 cm Volume = π r 2 h = π x (4.459 cm) 2 x 21.50 cm = 1342 cm 3 or 1.342 x 10 3 cm 3 Cylinder B: radius = C / 2 π = 21.50 cm / 2 π = 3.424 cm Volume = π r 2 h = π x (3.424 cm) 2 x 28.00 cm = 1031 cm 3 or 1.031 x 10 3 cm 3 The container with the larger circumference (radius) has the greater volume. A B

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Problem Set: Measuring Volume & Length 1. Suppose a cylindrical container has the following dimensions: Height = 14.93 cm Diameter = 4.45 cm

and jellybeans in the container have the following dimensions: Height = 9.9 mm Length = 13.9 mm Width = 5.5 mm How many jellybeans fit inside the container? Express your answer in scientific notation and with the appropriate number of significant figures. Volume of a jellybean: 760 mm3 or 0.76 cm3 (2 significant figures) Volume of container: 232 cm3 or 232,000 mm3 (3 significant figures) Number of jellybeans in container: 3.0 x 102 (2 significant figures) Note: To determine the number of jellybeans, the units for the volume of a jellybean and the container must be the same. 2. Using a ruler measure the width and length of the rectangle below. Determine the area of the rectangle in cm

2 (significant figures and scientific notation)

2.25 cm x 12.07 cm = 27.2 cm2 = 2.72 x 101 cm2

Determine the area of the rectangle in mm

2 (significant figures and scientific notation)

22.5 mm x 120.7 mm = 2720 mm2 = 2.72 x 103 mm2

Determine the area of the rectangle in m

2 (significant figures and scientific notation)

0.0225 m x 0.1207 m = 0.00272 m2 = 2.72 x 10-3 m2

3. A standard sheet of 8 1/2’’ x 11 ” (21.50 cm x 28.00 cm) paper can be made into a cylinder two ways: A) where length of the cylinder is 8 ½ inches (21.50 cm) and its circumference is 11 inches (28.00 cm) B) where the length of the cylinder is 11 inches (28.00 cm) and its circumference is 8 ½ inches (21.50 cm) • Determine the volume of each cylinder to determine which cylinder has the greater volume. • Express your answer in scientific notation and with the appropriate number of significant figures.

Circumference = 2 π r Volume = π r2 h Cylinder A: radius = C / 2 π = 28.00 cm / 2 π = 4.459 cm

Volume = π r2 h = π x (4.459 cm)2 x 21.50 cm = 1342 cm3 or 1.342 x 103 cm3 Cylinder B: radius = C / 2 π = 21.50 cm / 2 π = 3.424 cm

Volume = π r2 h = π x (3.424 cm)2 x 28.00 cm = 1031 cm 3 or 1.031 x 103 cm 3 The container with the larger circumference (radius) has the greater volume.

A B