The forest service has a new water tank above a campground in the shape of a cylinder. The water tank is 40 feet tall and has a diameter of 50 feet. They want to paint all the exposed surfaces forest green. One gallon of paint covers 350 square feet. The forest service buys the paint in 5 gallon buckets for $197. How much will the paint cost if they buy enough to cover the whole water tank? The paint can only be bought in 5 gallon buckets.

The forest service has a new water tank above a campground in the shape of a cylinder. The water tank is 40 feet tall and has a diameter of 50 feet. They want to paint all the exposed surfaces forest green. One gallon of paint covers 350 square feet. The forest service buys the paint in 5 gallon buckets for $197. How much will the paint cost if they buy enough to cover the whole water tank? The paint can only be bought in 5 gallon buckets.

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