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The DIAMETER of a sphere is doubled. What is the new volume of the sphere?

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Remember, the diameter is . So if the diameter is doubled, then the new radius is units (instead of "r" units)


Start with the given equation.


Replace the original "r" with "2r".


Square 2r to get



So the old equation is and the new one is



The ratio of the new surface area to the old surface area is then:




Highlight the common terms


Cancel out the common terms


Simplify


So the new surface area is simply 4 times the original surface area. So the answer is B
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