A seafood company produces cans of tuna. Each can gets wrapped with a paper label. If every can has a radius of 8.3cm, what is the approximate length of the paper required to cover two cans?

1 Answer
Jan 5, 2018

104.34cm

Explanation:

To find the length of the paper needed to cover a can, one needs to know the circumference of the can. This is because the paper will be wrapped around the can which is the same as the circumference of the can.

Given, r = 8.3cm
Circumference of a a circle = 2πr

Therefore, circumference of 1 can = 2π×8.3 = 52.17cm

Sp, length of paper needed for 2 cans = circumferences of both cans = 2×52.17 = 104.34cm