Question

A baseball has a diameter of 2.8 inches. How many baseballs will fit in a cylindrical barrel

that has a diameter of 4 ft and a height of 6 ft?

Answer 1

5935 base balls

Explanation:

Volume of a cylinder : pi * r² * h

r = Radius, h = height = 6ft

Diameter = 4ft ; Radius = diameter / 2 = 4/2 = 2ft

V = π * 2^2 * 6

V = 75.398223 ft³

Diameter of baseball = 2.8 inches

2.8 inches = 2.8 × 2.8 * 2.8 = 21.952 in³ = 0.0127037 ft³

Hence,

75.398223 ft³ / 0.0127037ft³

= 5935.1370

= 5935 base balls