How many balls of radius 45 cm can be made by melting a bigger ball of diameter 360 cm?
The ball is in the shape of a sphere. So the properties of a sphere will be applicable here.
Volume of bigger ball = n $$\times$$Â Volume of smaller ball
Here n = the number of balls that can be made.
The radius of bigger ball is 'R' and the radius of smaller ball is 'r'.
r = 45 cm
R =Â $$\frac{360}{2}$$ = 180 cm
$$\frac{4}{3}\pi\ \times\ \left(R\right)^3\ =\ n\times\frac{4}{3}\pi\times\left(r\right)^3$$
$$R^3\ =\ n\times\left(r\right)^3$$
$$\left(180\right)^3\ =\ n\times\left(45\right)^3$$
$$\left(4\times45\right)^3\ =\ n\times\left(45\right)^3$$
$$\left(4\right)^3\ =\ n$$
number of balls that can be made =Â n = 64
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