Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Quantitative Reasoning

Topic

Mensuration: 3D

Question:

A capsule of medicine is in the shape of a sphere of diameter 2.8 mm. How much medicine is needed to fill this capsule (correct to one decimal place) ? $\left(\pi =\frac{22}{7}\right)$

Options:

$11.5\, mm^3$

$12.2\, mm^3$

$22.4\, mm^3$

$15.4, mm^3$

Correct Answer:

$11.5\, mm^3$

Explanation:

A capsule of medicine is in the shape of a sphere of diameter 2.8 mm.

Volume of spherical medicine = 4Πr3/3 = 4Π(2.8)3/3 = 4Π*(21.952)/3 = 11.4986

The correct answer is option (1) : $11.5\, mm^3$