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Use this worksheet to practice finding the Volume and Surface Area of a Right Circular Cylinder.

Adjust the height and radius using the labeled sliders.

Answer the questions below. The multi-colored switches can be used to check your work.

1. Find the volume and surface area for 5 different cylinders by randomly choosing different heights and radii.


2. Find the missing dimension. Round to the nearest unit.
       a. Cylinder: volume 700 cubic metres, diameter 8.8 metres, height ___

       b. Cylinder: surface area 222.5 sq cm, radius 4.3 cm, height ___

3. Gift Wrapping: Juliet is trying to wrap a can of mixed nuts that is a birthday gift for her brother. The can has a radius of 4.5cm and a height of 9.7 cm. Approximately how many square centimeters of wrapping paper will cover the gift?

 

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Shape & Space : Cylinder Volume

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