A soup can in the shape of a cylinder is 6 inches tall and has a label wrapped around it. The label does not cover the top and bottom of the can. If the radius of the can is 1. 5 inches, how much paper was needed to make the label? use 3. 14 for pi and round the answer to the nearest tenth. Recall the formula l a = 2 pi r h. 70. 7 square inches 56. 5 square inches 37. 7 square inches 28. 3 square inches.