Volume Unit

Student Sample

Volume Unit
Student Sample

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Q: Find the volume of a sphere with a diameter of 3 ft. Your final answer should be written in
cubic inches.

Convert 3 feet to inches:

3 ft.(12 in./1 ft.)=36 in.

Obtain radius from the diameter:

( 36 in./2)=18 in. So r=18 in.

Use the volume formula for a

3
sphere: V=(4/3)(r=18 in.) 3

Cube the radius:

3
V=(4/3)(5832 in.3
)

3 by 4:
Multiply 5832 in.3
3
3
V=(23328 in. /3)

3
Divide 23328 in. 3
by 3:
3
3
7776 in

Multiply by :
3
24416.64 in.3

The volume of our sphere is

3
24416.64 in.3

Volume Unit
Student Sample

This is the screenshot of our sphere created on Geogebra. It is centered at

the origin and has radius 1.5.