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Hi Danny, By a "glass bowl" I assume the shape of the bowl is spherical as in the diagram below. The section shaded blue is called a spherical cap and if you know some calculus you can find its volume as a volume of revolution. The volume is given by \[V = \frac{\pi \; h^2}{3}\left( 3r - h\right)\] where in your case $h = 10$ inches and $r = \large \frac{13.5}{2}$ inches. I got $V = 1073.38$ cubic inches. (you should check my arithmetic.) To find the volume in gallons you could type what is 1073.38 cubic inches in gallons into the Google search window or, I'm a Mac user so I said Hey Siri, what's 1073.38 cubic inches in gallons. Penny |
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