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A solid plastic ball is a sphere with radius 8 in. How much plastic does it take to make one​ ball? Use 3.14 for pi.

It takes about (answer) in. cubed of plastic to make one ball

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Answer:

2,143.57

Explanation:

The equation for volume of a sphere is 4/3 x pie x r^3. Plug in 8 for r = 512. 512 x 3.14= 1,607.68. 4/3 x 1,607.68 is about 2,143.57

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Answer:

In the actual question it states to round to the nearest whole number which would be 2,144.

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