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Miguel has a ball of modeling clay that has a diameter of 3.5 centimeters. The cylindrical container it is placed in has a base area of 7.1 square centimeters and a height of 5 centimeters. What is the volume of empty space in the container?

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Answer:

48.1 cubic meters or 48100000 cubic centimeters

Explanation:

Firstly we need to find the radius.To find that we divide the diameter by two.3.5÷2=1.75

Volume of Cylinder=Pi×radius squared×height

Lastly 3.14×1.75×1.75×5=48.1

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