Volume of a sphere

The question
d = 12

Volume of a sphere, diameter 12 cm

How it works.

diameter: 12 cm
12 ÷ 2=6
6 × 6 × 6=216
× 3.14 ×216=904.32
904.32 cm³
  1. 01

    The 12 cm marked here goes right across the sphere — that is the diameter. The formula needs the radius.

  2. 02

    Half of 12 is 6, so r = 6 cm.

  3. 03

    Cube the radius first. r³ means r × r × r, not r × 3: 6 × 6 × 6 = 216.

  4. 04

    Then four-thirds of that, times π: 4/3 × 3.14 × 216 = 904.32.

  5. 05

    So the volume is 904.32 cubic cm.