alleryArchimedes found a sphere's volume is what part of its circumscribed cylinder's volume?
AOne third
BOne half
CTwo thirds
DThree fourths
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Two thirds
The sphere is twice the space left in the cylinder, so it fills two thirds of the cylinder.
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