Real-Life Math
You are a packaging engineer for the Jumping Juice company, and
as in every other field of engineering, math is an important part of your
job.
Bruce Harte is the director of a school of packaging. "Math is
used routinely in packaging," he says.
"Geometry plays a vital role
in three-dimensional package design. Determination of mechanical strength
and application to stack height, and calculation of the barrier properties
of plastic films are examples."
The marketing department thinks a smaller
juice container will make its newest product more appealing to children, so
it asks you to design something different. Your idea is a mini can! The can
is 2 inches in diameter and 3.5 inches tall.
Question: Jumping Juice
wants a certain amount of juice in each can. How much juice will a can hold?
You
will need the following formula to find the solution:
Volume
= (Radius squared) x (pi or 3.14) x (Height)
Hint: The
answer to this problem will be in cubic inches. To get the number of ounces,
you'll need to multiply the final answer by 0.554.