I need help on an algebra question.?

Question

The amount of material needed to make a basket ball best represents the balls,

A.volume
B.surface area
C.circumference
D.perimeter

thanks for your help

Answer 1

All the people who said B are wrong becouse what if it is no inflated, it said material whitch meats it can be a cube of the material compacted to gether whitch will make C and D wrong also leaving A volume.

Answer 2

b) surface area

surface area is the area around the outside of the object. the material on a basketball is only on the outside, so it has to be surface area. it wouldn't be volume because that's how much space the object takes up. you don't need to know how much space/air is inside the ball.

Answer 3

Surface area. Because the material for a basketball covers the outside of it, not the interior, which is filled with air.

Answer 4

Volume.

Surface area is the amount of material on the surface.
Circumference is the distance around.
Perimeter is 2-dimensional.

Volume is the total amount of material in, on, and around the 3-dimensional ball.

I hoped this helped you! :-)

Answer 5

Surface area (B), which is literally the amount of material on its surface. You could calculate that given its volume or circumference (perimeter), but it would be a long way round.

Answer 6

b.surface area

This is because you are measuring the amount of material needed.

Answer 7

surface area and isn't this considered cheating no just kidding

Answer 8

i concur with the guy before me. i was hoping to answer first.

Answer 9

c. circumference...that's what measures the outside