1. A fabricator is hired to make a 27-foot-long solid metal railing for the stairs at the local library. The railing is modeled by the diagram below. The railing is 2.5 inches high and 2.5 inches wide and is comprised of a rectangular prism and a half-cylinder. How much metal, to the nearest cubic inch, will the railing contain? 2.5 in 27 ft 2.5 in CONTEMPLATE CALCULATE

1. A fabricator is hired to make a 27-foot-long solid metal railing for the stairs at the local library. The railing is modeled by the diagram below. The railing is 2.5 inches high and 2.5 inches wide and is comprised of a rectangular prism and a half-cylinder. How much metal, to the nearest cubic inch, will the railing contain? 2.5 in 27 ft 2.5 in CONTEMPLATE CALCULATE

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A fabricator is hired to make a 27-foot-long solid metal railing for
the stairs at the local library. The railing is modeled by the diagram
below. The railing is 2.5 inches high and 2.5 inches wide and is
comprised of a rectangular prism and a half-cylinder. How much metal, to
the nearest cubic inch, will the railing contain?
2.5 in
27 ft
2.5 in
CONTEMPLATE
CALCULATE

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