SOLUTION: A regulation tennis ball has a diameter of 2.5 inches. Find the volume of the tennis ball, rounded to the nearest tenth inch.

Question 178407: A regulation tennis ball has a diameter of 2.5 inches. Find the volume of the tennis ball, rounded to the nearest tenth inch.
Found 3 solutions by EMStelley, jim_thompson5910, Alan3354:
Answer by EMStelley(208)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The volume of a sphere is

So if the diameter is 2.5 inches, the radius is (2.5)/2 inches, which is 1.25 inches. So the volume of the tennis ball is

So volume is 8.2 in^3.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Note: if the diameter is 2.5, then the radius is 1.25

Start with the given volume of a sphere formula

Plug in

Cube 2.5 to get 1.953

Multiply (note: I'm using 3.14 for pi)

Divide

So the volume to the nearest tenth of an inch is
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A regulation tennis ball has a diameter of 2.5 inches. Find the volume of the tennis ball, rounded to the nearest tenth inch.
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The volume of a sphere is

V =~ 8.2 cubic inches

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