SOLUTION: If I know the volume of a cylinder and the volume of each ball in the cylinder can I find out how many balls the cylinder will hold?

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Question 451242: If I know the volume of a cylinder and the volume of each ball in the cylinder can I find out how many balls the cylinder will hold?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Divide the volume of the cylinder by the volume of a single ball to find the approximate number of balls you can fit in there. Remember to round down to the nearest integer.


For example, if a cylinder has a volume of 30 cubic inches and one ball has a volume of 7 cubic inches. Then 30%2F7=4.2857 which rounds down to 4. So the cylinder can hold at most 4 balls. Note: this is of course assuming that the shapes match (ie the radius and height of the cylinder >= the radius of a single ball)