The circumference of a standard baseball is about 9in. About how many square inches of horsehide are required to cover 100 balls?

This is the concept of area of solid materials, we are required to calculate the total area of horsehide that is required to cover 100 balls with each having a circumference of 9 in.

The area of hide required will be given by:

area = (area of each ball) * (total number of balls)

area of each ball is given by:

SA=4πr^2

given that the circumference is 9in, we are required to find the radius of the ball

Circumference, c=2πr

thus;

9=2πr

r=9 / (2π)

r=1.4 in

Therefore the surface area will be:

SA=4π*1.4^2=24.6 in^2

Therefore the area of horsehide required to cover 100 balls will be:

Area=24.6*100=2,460 in^2.