Question

Three golf balls are stored in a square prism container with a height of 6 inches and a base edge of 2

inches. The diameter of a golf ball is 1.68 inches.

Find the amount of space within the square prism not taken up by the golf balls.

6 in

2 in

2 in

O 21.5 in

O 7.4 in

O 16.6 in

O 31.4 in

Answer 1

16.6 in

Explanation:

Amount of space left = volume of prism - volume of 3 golf balls

volume of prism = base area x height

base area = area of a square = length² = 2² = 4

volume = 4 x 6 = 24

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

r = 1.68/2 = 0.84

4/3 x 3.14 x 0.84^3 = 2.48

volume of 3 balls = 2.48 x 3 =