if any one could please help me that would be amazing, thank you!! Eight wooden spheres with radii 3 in. are packed snugly into a square box 12 in on one side. The remaining space is filled with packing beads. What is the volume occupied by the packing beads? What percentage of the volume of the box is filled with beads? Explain please.

Please help me anyone, thank you!

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if any one could please help me that would be amazing, thank you!! Eight wooden spheres with radii 3 in. are packed snugly into a square box 12 in on one side. The remaining space is filled with packing beads. What is the volume occupied by the packing beads? What percentage of the volume of the box is filled with beads? Explain please.

Please help me anyone, thank you!

anonymous · Answer

What is the volume of a sphere with a 3 inch radius?  And what is that times 8?
The box is 12 x 12 x 3, so calculate that and subtract the spheres and you have it.