document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=874469>Question 874469</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I worked out the volume which is 448.9 in3 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I don't know how to do the percentage part<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #527503 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=527503\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> volume of basketball = 4/3 *pi *r^3 = 4/3 *pi *(9.5/2)^3 = 448.9 cubic inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "volume of cube = (9.5)^3 = 857.4 cubic inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "percentage of basketball that fills box is 448.9 / 857.4 = 0.524 = 52.4 %<BR>\n" );
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