use the formula for the volume of a sphere to find the volume of a basketball that has a diameter of 9.2 inches. Use 3.14 as an approximation for pi and round your answer to the nearest hundredth if necessary.
The formula for the volume of a sphere is V = (4/3)πr^3, where r is the radius of the sphere.
Given that the diameter of the basketball is 9.2 inches, the radius (r) would be half of the diameter:
r = 9.2 / 2 = 4.6 inches
Now, we can substitute the radius into the formula:
V = (4/3) * 3.14 * (4.6)^3
V ≈ 4.19 * 3.14 * 97.336
V ≈ 4.19 * 305.611
V ≈ 1280.06 cubic inches
Therefore, the volume of the basketball is approximately 1280.06 cubic inches.