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amal went to PetSmart to get his hamster an exercise ball. There was a small ball with a 6 inch diameter and a 12 inch one. The volume of the large ball halfeight timesfour timestwice

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Answer:

The volume of the large ball is eight times the volume of the small ball

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

the diameter of the smaller ball = 6 inch

The diameter of the larger ball = 12 inch

To find

The volume of the larger ball in relation to the smaller one

A ball is spherical, we will be using the volume of a sphere:


Volume\text{ of a sphere = }(4)/(3)\pi r^3

For the smaller ball:


\begin{gathered} diameter\text{ = 2\lparen radius\rparen} \\ radius\text{ = diameter/2 = 6/2 = 3 in} \\ \\ Volume\text{ of the smaller ball = }(4)/(3)\pi*3^3 \end{gathered}

For the larger ball:


\begin{gathered} diameter\text{ = 12 in} \\ radius\text{ = 12/2 = 6} \\ \\ Volume\text{ of the larger = }(4)/(3)\pi*6^3 \end{gathered}
\begin{gathered} The\text{ ratio of larger ball to smaller ball = }((4)/(3)\pi*6^3)/((4)/(3)\pi*3^3)\text{ = 216/27} \\ \\ The\text{ ratio of larger ball to smaller ball = 8} \\ \\ \frac{volume\text{ of larger ball}}{volume\text{ of smaller ball}}=\text{ 8} \end{gathered}

The volume of the large ball is eight times the volume of the small ball

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