A soft drink is available in two packs – (i) a tin can with a rectangular base of length 5 cm and width 4 cm, having a height of 15 cm and (ii) a plastic cylinder with circular base of diameter 7 cm and height 10 cm. Which container has greater capacity and by how much?


Given,


i) Length of rectangular can = 5cm


Breadth = 4cm


Height = 15 cm


So, volume of rectangular can = length×breadth×height


= 5×4×15 = 300cm3


ii) Diameter of plastic cylindrical box = 7 cm


So radius =


Height = 10 cm


Volume of cylindrical box = πr2h =


So,


V2-V1 = 85 cm . (plastic cylinder has more capacity).


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