WRITING: Academic Mathematics Volume Cid loves to bake cookies, and he’s becoming a very good baker. His family has. been encouraging him ta make more cookies every weekend. He's been baking so many that the treats no longer fit into the family’s cookie jar. Cid's mother is taking him out to shop for a new jar. However, first Cid has to figure out the volume of the current jar. Then he can look for one that will hold a larger volume. Cid’ cookie jar is cylindrical. You can find the volume of a cylinder by multiplying pi, which is 3.14, tines the radius squared times the height. The formula for this is written as: V= ar’h. COOKIES Sa Radius = 4 in. Cid wrote the steps for finding the volume of the cookie jar. He started like this: First you write the dimensions, radius = ¥ and. Lent ese: Hin ee ‘© The Continental Pess Ic. DUPLICATING THIS MATERIAL IS ILLEGAL,FOLDER Now it’s time to write! WRITING: Academic Mathematics o Volume Cid has found a spherical cookie jar that looks like it would hold more cookies than the cylindrical one. Figure out the volume of the spherical jar to see if it is bigger than the jar the family has. The formula for the volume of a sphere is: V= (4)nr°, Remember to use 3.14 as the value of pi (x) Write 6 to 8 sentences describing the steps for finding the volume of the spherical cookie jar in the picture below. Use the picture below and the model on page 98 to prepare your answer. J S ¥ (aa core ‘© The Continental Press Inc. DUPLICATING THIS MATERIAL IS ILLEGAL.FOLDER WRITING: Academic Mathematics 3 Check your writing. Ask yourself: C1Does my writing make sense? (bid | write in complete sentences? (Did | use correct punctuation and spelling? CDid | write my best? i “©The Continental Press Inc. DUPLICATING THIS MATERIAL IS ILLEGAL.