A new cyclindrical swimming pool is being built at the local rec center. It has a radius of 13 feet and a height of 6 feet. Tim determined that 1,014 ft3 of water would be needed to fill the pool, but jasmine calculated that 3,185.57 ft3 of water would be needed. Explain who calculated the volume properly.
Answer
Answer:
Both Tim and Jasmine calculated the volume properly. Tim gave the exact answer with pi in it, whereas Jasmine multiplied by pi and then rounded to the nearest hundreth.

Question

A new cyclindrical swimming pool is being built at the local rec center. It has a radius of 13 feet and a height of 6 feet. Tim determined that 1,014 ft3 of water would be needed to fill the pool, but jasmine calculated that 3,185.57 ft3 of water would be needed. Explain who calculated the volume properly.

Answer

Answer:

Both Tim and Jasmine calculated the volume properly. Tim gave the exact answer with pi in it, whereas Jasmine multiplied by pi and then rounded to the nearest hundreth.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Both Tim and Jasmine calculated the volume properly. Tim gave the exact answer with pi in it, whereas Jasmine multiplied by pi and then rounded to the nearest hundreth.

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