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Extra capacity of a plastic cylinder

High school · ●○○○○ 10 pts

A tin can has a rectangular base of length 5 cm and width 4 cm, and height 15 cm. A plastic cylinder has a circular base of diameter 7 cm and height 10 cm. By how many cm³ is the capacity of the larger container greater than that of the smaller one? Use π≈227\pi \approx \frac{22}{7}.

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