SOLUTION: A can contains 3 tennis balls, tightly packed. Each ball has a diameter of 2.5 in. How much greater is circumference of the can than the height of the can?

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Question 1099693: A can contains 3 tennis balls, tightly packed. Each ball has a diameter of 2.5 in. How much greater is circumference of the can than the height of the can?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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3 balls would make the can 3 diameters high.
H=3D
C=pi%2AD
So,
C-H=pi%2AD-3D
C-H=%28pi-3%29D
C-H=%28pi-3%292.5in
Work that out for the answer.