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A spherical boulder is 12 ft in diameter and weighs almost 8 tons. Find the volume. Use 3.14 for pi.

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Answer:

904.32 ft^3

Explanation:

Volume of a sphere = 4/3 x pi x r^3

r = 12/2 = 6

the diameter is the straight line that passes through the centre of a circle and touches the two edges of the circle.

A radius is half of the diameter

4/3 x 3.14 x 6^3 = 904.32 ft^3

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