Dear Mark44,
the textbook that i have does not give an example of the volume of a spherical balloon. I'm sorry if it seems as though i am not making a serious attempt at solving this problem but sometimes i have a hard time trying to determine what i need to do to solve math problems, there fore making me a seem as though i am learning at a slower pace than most people or at least in my class. i don't mean to sound lazy and is just the type of person who wants someone to do all the work for me. its just that if i struggle on my own for too long and i feel as though I'm not getting any where, that is when i determine that i need help. please don't take offense if any of my attempts to solve the problem seem lame or that I'm not taking the problem seriously enough. my teacher has high expectations for each individual student to do his or her best no matter what and that i always plan to do, even if nothing i do is correct the first time around. please don't take offense to this if you feel as though the tone of this reply is meant to do just that, i am just one of many frustrated and over worked high school students hoping to pass calculus with a passing grade because calculus, geometry, physics or any other type of math or science is just not what i can comprehend as fast as others. although based on how i wrote this reply you might infer that I'm my strengths is stronger in reading and writing.
if you, Mark44, or anyone else can help me in solving the volume of a spherical balloon, i will be grateful for you taking the time trying to help me get through this