A cylindrical water heater in your garage is 4 feet tall and 30 inches in diameter. To save money on the electric bill, you have decided to cover the lateral surface and the top with an insulation material (bottom cannot be covered because tank too heavy to lift).

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A cylindrical water heater in your garage is 4 feet tall and 30 inches in diameter.
To save money on the electric bill, you have decided to cover the lateral surface and
the top with an insulation material (bottom cannot be covered because tank too heavy to lift).
Insulation is sold by the square foot and costs $0.50 per square foot.
What is the cost of insulting the water heater?
square feet to
square feet are
The surface area is about
the nearest 10th, so at least
needed (rounding up to the nearest whole square. .
foot). Therefore it will cost about $
to
insulate the heater.
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Transcribed Image Text:10/12 - 3. A cylindrical water heater in your garage is 4 feet tall and 30 inches in diameter. To save money on the electric bill, you have decided to cover the lateral surface and the top with an insulation material (bottom cannot be covered because tank too heavy to lift). Insulation is sold by the square foot and costs $0.50 per square foot. What is the cost of insulting the water heater? square feet to square feet are The surface area is about the nearest 10th, so at least needed (rounding up to the nearest whole square. . foot). Therefore it will cost about $ to insulate the heater. DELL F3 F4 F5 prt sc home end F8 insert F10 F11 F12 % & 5 6 7 8 bac R
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