A child playing in the pool is using a cylindrical can as a boat for his toy soldiers. The can weighs 778.5 N with a height of 1.5 m and a diameter of (0.5)0.5 m. Which of the following most nearly gives the maximum number of toy soldiers, each weighing 1 kN, that the can could carry without sinking? a.) 6 b.) 9  c.) 5

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A child playing in the pool is using a cylindrical can as a boat for his toy soldiers. The can weighs 778.5 N with a height of 1.5 m and a diameter of (0.5)0.5 m.

Which of the following most nearly gives the maximum number of toy soldiers, each weighing 1 kN, that the can could carry without sinking?

a.) 6

b.) 9 

c.) 5

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