A solid sphere of radius 3 cm is melted and them cast into small spherical balls, each of diameter 0.6 cm. Find the number of small balls so obtained.

Given,


Radius of sphere = 3 cm


Volume of sphere = πr3 = × π × 3 × 3 × 3cm3 = 36π cm3


Radius of small sphere = cm = 0.3 cm


Volume of small sphere = × π × 0.3 × 0.3 × 0.3cm3


= cm3


Let the number of small balls be n;


n × = × π × 3 × 3 × 3


n = 1000


Hence, the number of small balls = 1000


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