Question

A gumball machine consists of a base and a glass sphere. The gumballs are stored in the glass sphere. If each

gumball has a diameter of 1.5 inches, about how many gumballs can be stored in a gumball machine whose glass
sphere measures 10 inches in diameter?

Answer 1

6 gumballs can be stored in the gumball machine.

Explanation:

Since a gumball machine consists of a base and a glass sphere, and the gumballs are stored in the glass sphere, if each gumball has a diameter of 1.5 inches, to determine how many gumballs can be stored in a gumball machine whose glass sphere measures 10 inches in diameter, the following calculation must be made:

10 / 1.5 = X

6.666666 = X

Thus, 6 gumballs can be stored in the gumball machine.