Homework Help: Math

Posted by CC on Monday, November 22, 2010 at 12:56am.

Three large barrels are transported on a railroad
car by stacking the third one on top of the other two and using a tight metal
band around all three to hold them together. If the outside diameter of each
barrel is 3 feet, then what is the length of the metal band?

Math - drwls, Monday, November 22, 2010 at 7:17am
It depends upon how the first two are arranged. That was not explained.

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