Practice mode Volume and Surface Area

How many lead balls of radius 1 cm can be made by melting a solid lead sphere of radius 5 cm?

Correct answer A. 125

Explanation

Number = (volume of big sphere) / (volume of small ball) = (5/1)³ = 125. Comparing radii squared would wrongly give 25.

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