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

#104.34 cm#

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# = #8.3 cm#
Circumference of a a circle = #2pir#

Therefore, circumference of 1 can = #2pixx8.3# = #52.17 cm#

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