Math Puzzle for August 1, 2025

She was not afraid to peek behind the microwave curtain

Tristan, Layla, and Grant are about to share a perfectly spherical dollop of orange sherbet.
The frozen sphere of sherbet has a total volume of 840 cubic centimeters.
To avoid a melee, their mother Jolie will divide the sphere equally, volumetrically speaking.
The slices on the left and right are geometrically congruent.

Find the thickness t of the center slab of sherbet that contains the sphere’s center of gravity.

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Last week’s winner was Madeleine Canavese with A_L = 23,184 and A_S = 16,100 square units.