By Ajay Kumar

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A solid metal sphere with a radius of 12 cm is melted and transformed into multiple smaller spheres, each with a radius of 2 cm. How many smaller spheres can be created from the original sphere?

  1. 282

  2. 256

  3. 216

  4. 214

Answer: C

Solution

The total volume remains unchanged. Number of smaller spheres = \(\frac{R^3}{r^3}=\left(\frac{12}{2}\right)^3=6^3=216\). Trick: Number of smaller spheres = \((R/r)^3\).

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