A Cannery Processes Green Beans $3.9 \mathrm { in } ^ { 2 }$

question 77

Multiple Choice

A cannery processes green beans. One of the pieces of equipment it uses is called a sniper because it snips off the ends of the green beans. Inside the 6-foot drum is a series of triangular shaped blades, 3 in. on a side, connected in a row the length of the drum. What is the area covered by the blades inside the sniper drum?

• A) \(3.9 \mathrm { in } ^ { 2 }\)
• B) \(24 \mathrm { in } ^ { 2 }\)
• C) \(46.8 \mathrm { in } ^ { 2 }\)
• D) \(93.5 \mathrm { in } ^ { 2 }\)