Question

You buy a sphere-shaped piece of chocolate that has a creamy center. The chocolate piece measures 1 inch in diameter. How much creamy filling can fit inside the chocolate piece? Calculate your answer using 3.14 for pi and round to the nearest tenth.(1 point)
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Answered by GPT-4o mini
To find the amount of creamy filling that can fit inside the sphere-shaped piece of chocolate, we need to calculate the volume of the sphere.

The formula for the volume \( V \) of a sphere is:

\[
V = \frac{4}{3} \pi r^3
\]

where \( r \) is the radius of the sphere.

Given that the diameter of the chocolate piece is 1 inch, the radius \( r \) is:

\[
r = \frac{1}{2} = 0.5 \text{ inches}
\]

Now we can substitute \( r \) into the volume formula:

\[
V = \frac{4}{3} \times 3.14 \times (0.5)^3
\]

Calculating \( (0.5)^3 \):

\[
(0.5)^3 = 0.125
\]

Now substitute this back into the volume formula:

\[
V = \frac{4}{3} \times 3.14 \times 0.125
\]

Calculating \( \frac{4 \times 3.14 \times 0.125}{3} \):

First, calculate \( 4 \times 3.14 \):

\[
4 \times 3.14 = 12.56
\]

Next, multiply by \( 0.125 \):

\[
12.56 \times 0.125 = 1.57
\]

Finally, divide by \( 3 \):

\[
V = \frac{1.57}{3} \approx 0.5233
\]

Rounding to the nearest tenth:

\[
V \approx 0.5
\]

Thus, the amount of creamy filling that can fit inside the chocolate piece is approximately:

\[
\boxed{0.5} \text{ inches}^3
\]

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