SOLUTION: A beach ball has a diameter of 15 inches. How much air will the beach ball hold?

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Question 939938: A beach ball has a diameter of 15 inches. How much air will the beach ball hold?
Answer by laoman(51) About Me  (Show Source):
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From your question, you are asking for the volume of air that the ball can hold
Gibven diameter =15 inches
Radius of ball = 15/2=7.5 inches
Pi =22/7
Since the ball is a sphere,
Volume+of+sphere+=+4%2F3%2Api%2Ar%5E3
Therefore, volume+=+4%2F3+%2A+22%2F7+%2A+%2815%2F2%29%5E3
Volume+=+4%2F3+%2A+22%2F7%2A+3375%2F81
Volume = 174.6 cubic inches
QED