Example 7

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The following word problem is for practicing the application of measurements of ordinary shaped objects.

Example 6:

What is the volume of a hemisphere?

There is not enough information to solve the problem. In order to give the volume for the hemisphere, the diameter needs to be known. Then it can be solved using the following formula.

v = (2/3)pi × r3

where v = volume, pi 3.14 and r = radius of the sphere