Exploring the Volume of Cylinders

What does the capital B in the volume formula represent?

• The height of the cylinder

• The circumference of the base

• The area of the base

• The diameter of the base

How do you calculate the area of a cylinder's base?

• PI * radius squared

• PI * diameter

• PI * radius

• 2 * PI * radius

In the formula for the volume of a cylinder, what does 'H' stand for?

• The diameter of the base

• The area of the base

• The height of the cylinder

• The circumference of the base

What is the volume of a cylinder with a radius of 6 and height of 22?

• 1470 cubic units

• 2004.8 cubic units

• 197.9 cubic units

• 376.99 cubic units

When calculating the volume of a cylinder, why might using the PI key on a calculator yield a slightly different result than using 3.14?

• Because the formula is incorrect

• Because PI is an irrational number

• Due to a calculator's rounding error

• Because 3.14 is more accurate than PI

If a cylinder's diameter is 8 feet, what is its radius?

• 2 feet

• 16 feet

• 4 feet

• 8 feet

What mathematical operation is used to find the radius from the diameter?

• Division

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Addition

How is volume expressed in terms of pi for a cylinder with a diameter of 14 and height of 30?

• 1470 pi mm^3

• 197.9 pi mm^3

• 376.99 pi mm^3

• 2004.8 pi mm^3

How many gallons of water can a cylindrical pool hold if its volume is 4241.15 cubic feet and 1 cubic foot holds 7.48 gallons?

• 7.48 gallons

• 31,000 gallons

• 4,241.15 gallons

• 31,723.8 gallons

What is the diameter of a vase that holds 471 cubic centimeters of soil and has a height of 6 centimeters?

• 5 centimeters

• 6 centimeters

• 10 centimeters

• 471 centimeters