A cylindrical container with 6 meters diameter and a height of 8 meters is filled to capacity with water. If the water is then used to fill several smaller cylinders (2 meters radius and 5 meters height), how many smaller cylinders can be filled to capacity before the larger cylinder becomes empty?
Choose the correct choice from the following answers.
A) 5
B) 4
C) 3
D) 2
E) 1

Rationale: calculate the volume of the larger cylinder and divide it by the volume of the smaller cylinder . volume of cylinder = π r 2 h larger cylinder volume = 226.19 smaller cylinder volume = 62.83 therefore the number of smaller cylinders can be filled to capacity = 226.19 / 62.83 = 3.6 answer is c only 3 smaller cylinders can be filled to capacity .
Answer: C