Calculating Resistance for Cylindrical Conductors

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can anybody help me with this question? my ans is different from the ans given... i need explanation on this ! here's my attempt by the way.
r=pl/a . r=resistance , p = resistivity l=length

r=(1.69e-8)(2pi )(6e-2 +1.5 e-3 )(300) / (pi )(1.5e-3)^2

what's wrong with my working? p/s e =1 x 10^x

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You ignored the perfect electrical contact between successive turns. You don't have a single long wire, you have a conducting cylinder.
(6e-2 +1.5 e-3 )
Minor detail: this is the outer radius, not the average radius.