A market woman sells oil in cylindrical tins 10cm deep and 6cm in diameter at ₦15.00 each. If she bought a full cylindrical jug 18cm deep and 10cm in diamet...

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Mathematics - 1998 Subject: General Mathematics

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A market woman sells oil in cylindrical tins 10cm deep and 6cm in diameter at ₦15.00 each. If she bought a full cylindrical jug 18cm deep and 10cm in diameter for ₦50.00, how much did she make by selling all the oil?
Answer Details
The volume of the cylindrical jug is given by V = πr^2h, where r = 5cm (radius = diameter/2) and h = 18cm. Thus, V = π(5cm)^2(18cm) = 450π cm^3. The volume of each cylindrical tin is given by V = πr^2h, where r = 3cm (radius = diameter/2) and h = 10cm. Thus, V = π(3cm)^2(10cm) = 90π cm^3. Since the jug contains oil that can fill 450π/90π = 5 cylindrical tins, the market woman sells 5 tins of oil. Therefore, the amount she makes by selling all the oil is 5 × ₦15.00 = ₦75.00. Since she bought the jug for ₦50.00, her profit is ₦75.00 - ₦50.00 = ₦25.00. Therefore, the market woman made ₦25.00 by selling all the oil. Hence, the answer is option D: ₦25.00.

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