Although the Exxon Valdez oil spill (11 million gallons of oil) is one of the most notorious oil spills, it was small compared to the 250 million gallons of crude oil that were spilled during the 1991 Persian Gulf War. A gallon occupies 0.13368 cubic foot. How many rectangular swimming pools, each 20 feet by 30 feet by 5 feet, could be filled with 250 million gallons of crude oil?

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anonymous · Answer

Swimming Pool = 20 * 30 * 5 = 3000 cubic feet
Gallons per Pool = 3000 cubic feet / .13368 gallons a cubic foot = 22441.65171 gallons
25000000 million gallons / 22441.65171 gallons a swimming pool = 11140 swimming pools

anonymous · Answer

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