## average sample of spheres in the jar, with diameters (all measurements are in pixels)
101 x 9
136 x 2
181 x2
72 x 15
90 x 7
## volume of the jar
565 x 720 x 565
229,842,000 pixels or
229,842 kilopixels
## volume of the spheres
V= 4/3(3.14)r^3
d101 = 540,000
d136 = 1,320,000
d181 = 3,100,000
d72 = 195,000
d90 = 380,000
## average volume for one sphere
540,000 x 9
1,320,000 x 2
3,100,000 x 2
195,000 x 15
380,000 x 7
=
4,860,000
2,640,000
6,200,000
2,925,000
2,660,000
=
19,285,000/35
=
551,000
## the average pom pom has a volume of 551,000 pixels
## assuming a packing density of .85:
229,842,000 x 0.8
=
184,000,000/551,000
=
333 pom poms in the jar