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.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
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).
Answered by IGotYa Human
The CORRECT answer is 2415