A hollow ball is made up of rubber that is 2 centimeters thick. The ball has a radius to the outside surface of 6 centimeters. What is the approximate volume of rubber used to make the ball? Use 3.14 for pi. a. 33.5cm^3 b. 267.9cm^3 c. 636.4cm^3 d. 994.3cm^3

Mathematics · Middle School · Tue Nov 03 2020

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Since the ball ha a radius to the outside surface of 6 centimeters and the ball is made up of rubber that is 2 centimeters thick, subtract  6 centimeters and 2 centimeters to get the radius of the ball. The formula to get the volume of the sphere is V = 4/3 πr³ where π is 3.14 and r is the radius. Substitute the value of the radius using the formula  V = 4/3 πr³.
>  V = 4/3 πr³
>  V = 4/3 (3.14)4³
> V = 4/3 (3.14)64
> V = 4/3 (3.14)64
> V = 4/3 *200.96
> V = 4*200.96/3
> V = 4*200.96/3 
> V = 803.84/3
> V = 267.9 cm^3
The answer is letter B. 267.9cm^3