A jar of mayonnaise is shaped like a cylinder. The radius of the jar is 1.5 in. and its height is 7 in. The mayonnaise is on sale for $0.08 per in^3. What is the cost of the jar of mayonnaise, rounded to the nearest cent?
Radius of the jar = 1.5 inches Height of the cylinder = 7 inches Then Volume of the cylinder = pie * (Radius)^2 * Height = 3.14 * (1.5)^2 * 7 = 49.455 cubic inches Value of 1 inch cube of mayonnaise = 0.08 dollars Then Value of 49.455 inch cube of mayonnaise = 0.08 * 49.455 = 3.956 dollars = 3.96 dollars.
