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An official lady's basketball has a circumference of 28.5 inches. How much volume is inside this basketball? Use 3.14 for Pi and round your final answer to the nearest whole cubic inch. A. 1,175B. 392C. 86D. None of the aboveI need help with problem I would appreciate the help.

An official lady's basketball has a circumference of 28.5 inches. How much volume-example-1
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\begin{gathered} Circumference=2\pi r \\ \text{Here r is the radius,} \\ 28.5=2*3.14* r \\ r=4.54in \\ The\text{ volume of the basketball is,} \\ V=(4)/(3)\pi r^3 \\ V=(4)/(3)*3.14*(4.54)^3 \\ V=392in^3 \end{gathered}

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