SOLUTION: Tamika has a hard rubber ball whose circumference measures 13 inches. She wants to box it for a gift but can only find cube-shaped boxes of sides 3 inches, 4 inches, 5 inches, or 6

Question 138159: Tamika has a hard rubber ball whose circumference measures 13 inches. She wants to box it for a gift but can only find cube-shaped boxes of sides 3 inches, 4 inches, 5 inches, or 6 inches. What is the smallest box that the ball will fit into with the top on?
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First, you want to find the diameter, D, of the rubber ball when you know its circumference, C.

Substitute C = 13 and

So, to accomodate the ball whose diameter is a little over 4 inches, you will need a box (cube) whose side measures over 4 inches.
The best choice is the box whose side is 5 inches.
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