CONVERSION FROM CUBIC MEASUREMENT TO GALLONS AND GALLONS TO BARRELS
As a supply specialist, you will also work in terms of gallons and barrels;
therefore, you must know the methods of conversion of cubic yards, feet, and inches
to gallons and barrels.
FOR EXAMPLE:
You will say that there are 748 gallons of gasoline in that tank, not 10 cubic
feet of gasoline. So you must be able to solve volume problems and use the
conversion table to change from cubic measurement to gallons and barrels.
(1) If a tank volume was 1,000 cubic feet, how many gallons of gasoline will it
hold?
Look at the conversion table on page 50 and convert from cubic feet to
gallons.
1 cubic foot = 7.48 gallons
1 0 0 0 cubic feet
x 7.4 8_
8 0 0 0 gallons The tank would hold 7,480 gallons.
4 0 0 0
7 0 0 0____
7,4 8 0.0 0
(2) How many barrels will the tank above hold? Change from gallons to barrels.
FROM THE
_______.
1 7 8
=
178 barrels
) 7 4 8 0.
CONVERSION TABLE 42
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