SOLUTION: Tennis balls are packed into a square box 12 in. on one side. The tennis balls can be touching, but they can’t be compressed.
The remaining space is filled with packing beads.
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Question 1043514: Tennis balls are packed into a square box 12 in. on one side. The tennis balls can be touching, but they can’t be compressed.
The remaining space is filled with packing beads.
How many tennis balls can be packed into the box?
What is the volume occupied by the packing beads?
What percentage of the volume of the box is filled with beads?
Answer by ikleyn(52788) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Go to Wikipedia // or other Internet site and make a research for a ball size.
Then you will be able to complete the solution.
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