alleryWhich solid holds the most volume for its surface area?
ACylinder
BCube
CSphere
DCone
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Sphere
1. Soap bubbles and water drops try to keep their surface as small as possible.
2. They take the shape that encloses the most volume for the least surface.
3. That shape is a sphere.
_Source: Math Is Fun, Sphere (mathsisfun.com/geometry/sphere.html), Sphere Facts_
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