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A toy shop is manufacturing hollow plastic spheres. The outside diameter of the sphere is 6 inches and the thickness of material is 1 inch. The spheres are packaged in boxes of 8, and the density of the material is 3.25 g/in3. What is the weight of the box to the nearest gram?

Please help asap :( This is my "Final grade" My Teacher wants a full explanation-example-1
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If the whole diameter of sphere is 6 inch(means radius is 3 inch) & thickness of material is 1 inch, so the radius of the hollow part should be 2 inch (3-1=2)

The total volume of the ball will be;

= Total volume - Volume of hollow part

= 4/3πr³ - 4/3πr³

= 4/3 × 3.14 × (3)³ - 4/3×3.14×(2)³

= 4 × 3.14 × 9 - 4/3 × 3.14 × 8

= 113.04 - 33.52

= 79.52

If the density of the material is 3.25 g/in3, then the density of 79.52 inch³ should be;

= 79.52 × 3.25

= 258.44 g

Now, if there are 8 spheres in one box, the weight if box will be;

= 258.44 × 8

= 2,067.52 g

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