SSC Selection Post 2025 PYQ — Question 49

SSC Selection Post - Higher Secondary Level - 25th July 2025 - Shift 2 • Quantitative Aptitude • Q49

A solid sphere of radius 7 cm is melted and recast into smaller spheres of radius 1 cm. How many such small spheres will be formed?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

Radius of the large sphere = 7 cm

Radius of the small sphere = 1 cm

Number of small spheres = (7 × 7 × 7) ÷ (1 × 1 × 1) = 343