Carlos has built a snowman consisting solely of 3 spherical snowballs. The bottom snowball has a radius of 3 ft, the middle snowball has a radius of 2 ft, and the top snowball has a radius of 1. What is the total volume of the snowman?

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6 months ago

To find the volume of each snowball, we use the formula for the volume of a sphere: V = (4/3)Ï€r^3

For the bottom snowball:
V1 = (4/3)Ï€(3^3) = (4/3)Ï€(27) = 36Ï€ ft^3

For the middle snowball:
V2 = (4/3)Ï€(2^3) = (4/3)Ï€(8) = 32Ï€ ft^3

For the top snowball:
V3 = (4/3)Ï€(1^3) = (4/3)Ï€(1) = 4Ï€ ft^3

Now, adding up the volumes of each snowball, we get:

Total Volume = V1 + V2 + V3
Total Volume = 36Ï€ + 32Ï€ + 4Ï€
Total Volume = 72Ï€ ft^3

Therefore, the total volume of the snowman is 72Ï€ cubic feet.