Asked by Zephyr Benedict

Use the formula for the volume of a sphere to find the volume of a basketball that has a diameter of 9.2 inches. Use 3.14 as an approximation for pi and round your answer to the nearest hundredth, if necessary.
A. 407.51 in.^3
B. 3,260.11 in.^3
C. 115.55 in.^3
D. 1,222.54 in.^3

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Volume V = (4/3)πr^3. Here r = 9.2/2 = 4.6 in.

V = (4/3)(3.14)(4.6^3) = (4/3)(3.14)(97.336) ≈ 407.513... in^3.

Rounded to the nearest hundredth: 407.51 in^3. Answer: A.