Question

A spherical boulder is 24 ft in diameter and weighs almost 6 tons. Find the volume. Use 3.14 for .

The volume of the boulder is approximately ft.
(Round to the nearest whole number as needed.)
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Answer 1

The radius of the spherical boulder is half the diameter, so:

radius = 24 ft / 2 = 12 ft

The formula for the volume of a sphere is:

V = (4/3)πr³

Substituting the given values, we get:

V = (4/3) x 3.14 x (12 ft)³

V = 7238.08 cubic feet

Rounding to the nearest whole number, we get:

V ≈ 7238 cubic feet