Question

A cylindrical container of six rubber balls has a height of 18 centimeters and a diameter of 3 centimeters. Each ball in the container has a radius of 1.5 centimeters. Find the amount of space in the container that is not occupied by rubber balls. Round your answer to the nearest whole number. - Could you help me with this?

Answer 1

170 cm²

Explanation:

Height of Cylindrical container = 18 cm ; diameter of cylindrical container = 6 cm.

Hence, radius of cylindrical container = 6/2 = 3 cm

Rubber balls = 3 each have a radius of 3 cm.

Volume of a cylinder = π r² h

V = 3.14 * (3cm)² * 18 cm

V = 508.68 cm³

Volume of rubber ball = 4/3 π r³

V = 4/3 * 3.14 * (3cm)³

V = 113.04 cm³

Volume of 3 rubber balls = 3 * 113.04 = 339.12³

Take the difference to obtain answer :

Volume of cylinder - Volume of rubber ball

508.68 cm³ - 339.12³

= 169.56 cm²

170 cm² (nearest whole number