The Bown-C Balls company manufactures balls with a circumference that measures 13 inches. They want to package the balls in the smallest possible cube-shaped box. To the hundreths place, what is the length of the side of the smallest box that can hold a ball

2.07 in

4.14 in

6.21 in

6.50 in

4 answers

the ball diameter is ... circumference / π
So what is the diameter?
pi D = 13
so
D = 13 / 3.14159 = about 4.138 will work :)
thanks for the help! greatly appreciated
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