SOLUTION: How many 1 centimeter spheres fit in a 2 centimeter sphere?

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Question 555200: How many 1 centimeter spheres fit in a 2 centimeter sphere?
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How many 1 centimeter spheres fit in a 2 centimeter sphere?
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The 2 cm sphere has 8 times the volume of the 1 cm, but packing is complex.
I think it's 2, but, like Herman Cain, I can't support that with facts, or at least not with math.

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