SOLUTION: Determine number of glass marbles produced from 15 lbs. of material, allowing 5% for waste. The marbles are 1.5 in. in diameter. Volume of sphere = 4/3 * pi * r^3. 1.333 * 3

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Question 1058808: Determine number of glass marbles produced from 15 lbs. of material, allowing 5% for waste. The marbles are 1.5 in. in diameter.
Volume of sphere = 4/3 * pi * r^3.
1.333 * 3.1416 * .625 * .625 * .625 = 1.022 cu. in.
Not sure from this point. Thanks.


Answer by ikleyn(52817) About Me  (Show Source):
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The condition is not complete.

It doesn't include the density of the material to correlate the mass with the volume.

With the given condition the solution is not possible to get.