An ice layer of uniform thickness is deposited on an iron sphere of radius $10 \text{ cm}$. The ice melts at a rate of $50 \text{ cm}^3/\text{min}$. When the thickness of the ice layer is $5 \text{ cm}$,the rate at which the thickness of the ice layer is decreasing is ...... $\text{cm/min}$.

  • A
    $1/(54\pi)$
  • B
    $5/(6\pi)$
  • C
    $1/(36\pi)$
  • D
    $1/(18\pi)$

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