Answer:
The volume of all 9 spheres is 301.6 [tex]in^3[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Notice that three of the identical spheres fit perfectly along the 12 in side box, therefore we know that the diameter of each is 12 in/3 = 4 in.
Then the radius of each sphere must be 2 inches (half of the diameter). Now that we know the radius of each sphere, we use the formula for the volume of a sphere to find it:
[tex]V=\frac{4}{3} \pi R^3\\V=\frac{4}{3} \pi (2\,in)^3\\V=\frac{4}{3} \pi\, 8\,\,in^3\\V=\frac{32}{3} \pi\,\,in^3[/tex]
Now, the total volume of all nine spheres is the product of 9 times the volume we just found:
[tex]V_{all \,9}=9\,*\frac{32}{3} \pi\,\,in^3\\V_{all \,9}=96 \pi\,\,in^3\\V_{all \,9}\approx \,301.6\,\,in^3[/tex]
