SOLUTION: the diameter of a basketball rim is 18 inches. a standard basketball has a circumfrence of 30 inches. about how much room is there between the ball and the rim in a shot in which t

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Question 465337: the diameter of a basketball rim is 18 inches. a standard basketball has a circumfrence of 30 inches. about how much room is there between the ball and the rim in a shot in which the ball goes in exactly in the center of the rim?
a. 9.6 inches.
b. 8.5 inches
c. 4.8 inches
d. 4.2 inches
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi

pi%2Ad+=+30in  d = 9.55in

 (18 - 9.55)/2 = 4.2in, inches between the ball and the rim on each side