11. How much would it cost for the gold to cover the exterior of the City Hall's dome in gold leaf, given the following information?

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11. How much would it cost for the gold to cover the exterior of the City Hall's dome in gold leaf, given the
following information?
• City Hall's dome is hemispherical in shape (half a sphere).
• The diameter of the dome is 20 meters.
• One ounce of gold costs $400 and can be beaten into a thin 15 square meter sheet of gold leaf.
• Gold must be purchased in whole ounces.
• The volume of a sphere is given by 4/3 x T x 3.
• The surface area of a sphere is given by 4 x T x r2.
• You may approximate t by 3.14.
Type only the nearest whole number. Do not provide units.
Transcribed Image Text:11. How much would it cost for the gold to cover the exterior of the City Hall's dome in gold leaf, given the following information? • City Hall's dome is hemispherical in shape (half a sphere). • The diameter of the dome is 20 meters. • One ounce of gold costs $400 and can be beaten into a thin 15 square meter sheet of gold leaf. • Gold must be purchased in whole ounces. • The volume of a sphere is given by 4/3 x T x 3. • The surface area of a sphere is given by 4 x T x r2. • You may approximate t by 3.14. Type only the nearest whole number. Do not provide units.
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