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If it was a regulation-size softball made of average-density grey iron, I get 103.9 kg for the mass.


I get about 4 kg.

(It appears you may have used the 12 inch circumference from your softball regulations as the radius of the ball)


You might want to practice comparing results of calculations you make to what seems intuitively likely. I think you would find it's a very helpful in catching errors.




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