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Posted by Ellie on Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 1:20am.

on july 16, 1882, a massive thunderstorm over Dubuque, Iowa, produced huge hailstones. The diameter of some of the hailstones was 17 in. ICe weighs about 0.033 lb/in^3;. Whas is the approximate weightof a 17 in. hailstone?

Math - MathMate, Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 8:12am
Volume of a sphere or radius r
=(4πr³)/3

r=17/2=8.5 in.
Density = 0.033 lb/in³

Weight = density * volume

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