SOLUTION: A spherical water tank has a diameter of 10 feet. how much water does it hold when half full using 3.14 for pie

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Question 282019: A spherical water tank has a diameter of 10 feet. how much water does it hold when half full using 3.14 for pie
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I never, ever use 3.14 for pie. I use apples, berries, custard, pumpkin, or one of a myriad of other ingredients along with a nice light flaky crust for pie. I use 3.14 for pi, that is to say , on occasion.

The volume of a sphere is given by:



Where is the radius of the sphere and is equal to one-half of the diameter.

Half of the volume of a sphere would then be:



So, you need to calculate:



I'll let you handle the arithmetic. Don't forget to express your answer in cubic feet. I think I'll go have a nice piece of pie.

John