Mrs. Clark has a piece of fabric to cover six juice cans to use as pencil holders for her kindergarten class. The bottom of the can will not be covered. The fabric measures 15" by 15". Does she have enough fabric if each can is five inches tall and has a circumference of nine inches? Explain why.

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Mrs. Clark has a piece of fabric to cover six juice cans to use as pencil holders for her kindergarten class. The bottom of the can will not be covered. The fabric measures 15" by 15". Does she have enough fabric if each can is five inches tall and has a circumference of nine inches? Explain why.

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In the question Mrs. Clark wants to wrap cover around a juice can for her kindergarten class. It is given that all sides of a cylinder are covered except the bottom. The question is "does she have enough fabric to cover 6 cans".

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Size of fabric = (15×15) inches

Shape of can is cylinder with circular part circumference 9 inches and height 5 inches.

 

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