A farm supply store sells a variety of treat balls for small and large animals. Martha wants to purchase a ball that can hold 1437 cubic centimeters of treats. What is the diameter of the ball she should purchase? Round to the nearest whole number.
The volume of a sphere is v=4/3 x 3.14 r to the the third power

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Answer: 14 centimeters.

Step-by-step explanation:

You need to use the formula for calculate the volume of a sphere:

[tex]V=\frac{4}{3}(3.14r^3)[/tex]

Where the radius of the sphere is "r".

As you know the volume of the ball, you can susbtitute it into the formula [tex]V=\frac{4}{3}(3.14r^3)[/tex], and solve for the radius "r":

[tex]1437=\frac{4}{3}(3.14r^3)\\\\3( 1437)=4(3.14r^3)\\\\4311=12.56r^3\\\\r=\sqrt[3]{\frac{4311}{12.56}}\\\\r=7.0cm[/tex]

The diameter of the ball can be calculated with:

[tex]D=2r[/tex]

Where r is the radius of the ball.

Substituting the radius of the ball into  [tex]D=2r[/tex], you get that the diameter of the ball that she should purchase, rounded to the nearest whole number, is:

[tex]D=2(7.0cm)\\D=14.0cm\\D=14cm[/tex]

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