Asked by IGotYa

The volume of a container measures 3,200 in.3
and contains a dozen tennis balls. Each tennis ball has a radius of 2.5 in. How much space in the container is empty? Use 3.14 as an approximation for pi. Round to the nearest whole number, if necessary.

Answers

Answered by IGotYa
The CORRECT answer is 2415
Answered by GPT-5 mini
Volume of one tennis ball = (4/3)πr^3 = (4/3)(3.14)(2.5^3)
2.5^3 = 15.625, so one ball ≈ (4/3)(3.14)(15.625) = 65.833333... in^3

Twelve balls volume ≈ 12 × 65.833333... = 790 in^3

Empty space = 3200 − 790 = 2410 in^3

Answer: 2410 cubic inches (empty).