SOLUTION: 1. Korey packs 27 tennis balls into 3 square layers. Each ball has a diameter of 8 cm. a) What are the dimensions of the box? b) What is the volume of the box? c) How much empty

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Question 1160414: 1. Korey packs 27 tennis balls into 3 square layers. Each ball has a diameter of 8 cm.
a) What are the dimensions of the box?
b) What is the volume of the box?
c) How much empty space is in the box?
Answer by ikleyn(52847) About Me  (Show Source):
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The box is a cube with the side length 3*8 = 24 cm.


The volume of the box is  24%5E3 = 13824 cm^3.


The empty space is  13824 - 27*(4/3)*pi*4^3 = 6589.44 cm^3