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A spherical stone in the courtyard of the National Museum of Costa Rica has the

diameter of about 8 feet. Find the volume of the spherical stone. Round to the nearest
tenth. Leave your answer in terms of π.

A. 682.7 π cubic feet
B. 85.3 π cubic feet
C. 10.7 π cubic feet
D. 683.0 π cubic feet

A spherical stone in the courtyard of the National Museum of Costa Rica has the diameter-example-1
User Daniel Illescas
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B. 85.3 r cubic feet
User Steve Paulo
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B) 6,839 cubic feet

Analiese,
The formula for volume of a cylinder is v=πr^2h
So first you plug in the info. you were given.
v=3.14x11^2x 18
Then, you simplify the equation.
v=3.14x121x18
v=3.14x2,178
v=6,839 cubic feet
Hope this helped
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