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Question 956414: a basketball has a diameter of 18 inches. what is the volume of the basketball in cubic units? (assume that = 3.14 and round to the nearest tenth when necessarily
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, Alan3354:
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
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a basketball has a diameter of 18 inches. what is the volume of the basketball in cubic units? (assume that pi = 3.14 and round to the nearest tenth when necessarily
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Volume = (4/3)pi*r^3
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Your Problem::
V = (4/3)*3.14*18^3 = 24416.64 in^3
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
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a basketball has a diameter of 18 inches. what is the volume of the basketball in cubic units? (assume that = 3.14 and round to the nearest tenth when necessarily
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r = 9
Vol = 4*pi*729/3 = 972pi cu inches
Using the button on my calculator for pi,
=~ 3053.6 cu inches