SOLUTION: a basketball has a diameter of about 9.5 inches. if it is put into a cube shaped box for shipping what percentage of the box is filled by the basketball? I worked out the volum

Question 874469: a basketball has a diameter of about 9.5 inches. if it is put into a cube shaped box for shipping what percentage of the box is filled by the basketball?

I worked out the volume which is 448.9 in3
I don't know how to do the percentage part

Found 2 solutions by rothauserc, ewatrrr:
Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
volume of basketball = 4/3 *pi *r^3 = 4/3 *pi *(9.5/2)^3 = 448.9 cubic inches
volume of cube = (9.5)^3 = 857.4 cubic inches
percentage of basketball that fills box is 448.9 / 857.4 = 0.524 = 52.4 %

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
= 408.45in^3
= 46.64%
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