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Use this worksheet to practice finding the Volume and Surface Area of a Sphere.
Adjust the radius using the labeled slider. Answer the questions below.
The multi-colored switches can be used to check your work.

1.Find the volume and surface area for 5 different Spheres by randomly choosing different radii.

2. Find the missing dimension. Round to the nearest unit.

  1. a. Sphere: volume 296 cm3, diameter___
  2. b. Sphere: surface area 179 sq cm, radius___



3. Packaging: Tennis balls with a diameter of 2.5 cm are sold in cans of three. The can is a cylinder. What is the volume of the space in the not occupied by tennis balls? Assume the balls touch the can on the sides, top, and bottom.

 

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