The diameter of a basketball rim is 18 inches. A standard basketball has a circumference of 30 inches. What is the distance between the ball and the rim in a shot in which the ball goes exactly in the center of the rim? (1 point) Responses 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 9 9 8.4
In order for the ball to go exactly in the center of the rim, half of the ball's circumference would be touching the rim.
Since the circumference of the basketball is 30 inches, half of the circumference would be 15 inches.
Therefore, the distance between the ball and the rim in a shot where the ball goes exactly in the center of the rim would be 15 inches.
Correct answer: 15