ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS ON VOLUME
(1) A ditch for a pipeline is to be 1,500 feet long, 12 inches wide, and 30
inches deep. How many cubic yards of dirt must be removed?
(2) How many gallons of gasoline can be stored in a tank 42 inches x 62 inches x
53 inches?
(3) A gager says a cylindrical oil tank is 15 feet in diameter and finds that the
oil is 6 1/2 feet deep. How many barrels of oil are in the tank? (Use π = 3.14.)
(4) Oil weighs approximately 55 pounds per cubic foot. Calculate the weight of a
column of oil in 9,500 feet of 6inch diameter tubing. (Use π = 3.14.)
(5) How much fluid (in gallons) may be stored in a tank 10 feet high and 8 feet
in diameter?
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