SOLUTION: A solid sphere of radius 3 cm just fits inside a hollow cone of radius 6cm and height 8cm. Calculate the fraction of the volume of the cone taken up by the sphere. You mus

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Question 834571: A solid sphere of radius 3 cm just fits inside
a hollow cone of radius 6cm and height 8cm.

Calculate the fraction of the volume of the cone taken up by the sphere.
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Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A solid sphere of radius 3 cm just fits inside
a hollow cone of radius 6cm and height 8cm.
:

Using the given values
=
cancel pi; do the math, reduce the fraction
= = fraction of the cone occupied by the sphere

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