SOLUTION: A flat beachball has an area of 9π square inches. What is the amount of air the beachball can hold when inflated. A) 3π B) 6π C) 12π D) 36π

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Question 1141891: A flat beachball has an area of 9π square inches. What is the amount of air the beachball can hold when inflated.
A) 3π
B) 6π
C) 12π
D) 36π
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, Alan3354:
Answer by ikleyn(52879)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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 =  square inches for the flat area.


====>   = 9  ====>  r =  = 3 inches.


The volume of the beachball when it is inflated  is   =  =  = 36 pi cubic inches.

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My notes. 

    1.  The problem was formulated INCORRECTLY.


        The correct question is (= or should be):

 
            What is the volume of the beachball when it is inflated ?



    2.  The answer options must go with dimension unit  "cubic inches".


Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The amount of air, or of any gas, in a closed container depends on the volume, the pressure, the Reynolds number of the gas, and the temperature.
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PV = nRT
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