Question

the uptown tire shop has a tank that is filled with water and it is used to check tires for leaks.The tank measures 2'9'' long 12'' wide and 18'' deep.How many cubic feet of water will the tank hold when completely full? write the formula and solve (do not round your answer)

Answer 1

can you write the formula?

Answer 2

that is what am trying to find out :)

Answer 3

3'/6''=42 1'/6''=18 x12?

Answer 4

volume = length x width x depth. Can you write each of the measurements in feet?

Answer 5

3'.6''=42 1'.6''-18 x 12''?

Answer 6

my keyborad sucks

Answer 7

in feet 3.'6'' 1'.6'' 12'' deep

Answer 8

length = 2.75'
width = 1.0'
depth = 1.5'

Answer 9

how did u get that could u break it down for me pleasee that is the part where am confused

Answer 10

length = 2'9" =2.75'
9" is three quarters of a foot. In decimals 0.75 is equivalent to three quarters. Does this make sense?
To do the calculation all the measurements should be in feet.

Answer 11

it does dang i was close you are kwel

Answer 12

Good. Can you put the width of 12" into feet?

Answer 13

hold on

Answer 14

is it not 12'' =one foot?

Answer 15

my question is how did u change the dimensions into decimals can u help there?

Answer 16

Good one! Put it down as width = 1.0'
Similarly the depth of 18" will be how many feet?

Answer 17

wow am surprising myself i never went to school and now all this is new to me but small steps will take me far away

Answer 18

one sec thinking

Answer 19

To convert 18" to decimal feet do the following:\[18\div12=1.5\]'

Answer 20

i ws doint that lol am just a slow type...u are a great help am happy happy 3 times

Answer 21

So you get the volume of the tank in cubic feet as follows:\[2.75\times1.0\times1.5\]
Can you use a calculator to multiply it out?

Answer 22

hold on yeah

Answer 23

4.125?

Answer 24

You are right. But don't forget to write cubic feet after your answer.

Answer 25

4125 cubic feet i am not sure i have a cubic symbol on ma keybord is a number 3 right?

Answer 26

You can put either 4.125 cubic feet or 4.125 cu.ft.

Answer 27

got it? are ready for anothe rQ? or u bussy?

Answer 28

Please ask another :)

Answer 29

hold on am slow type ok bear with me please

Answer 30

refer to the last problem one cubic foot contains 7/2 gallons of water .How many gallons of water does the tank hold when completely full? (round your answer to the nearest gallon.

Answer 31

Each cubic foot contains 7/2 = 3.5 gallons.
Therefore you multiply the number of cubic feet of water by 3.5 to find how many gallons. Would you try to do that?

Answer 32

hold on

Answer 33

this one i can not seem to be able to fgure out cause am reading that we have the tank and the tank hold 5125 cubic feet right? based on the previous qeustion

Answer 34

The volume of the tank is 4.125 cubic feet. Note the decimal point.

Answer 35

yes

Answer 36

4125x7.5=30937.5

Answer 37

and since i have to round it to the nearest gallom that would be 31 galloins right?

Answer 38

So the quantity of water in gallons is found as follows:
\[4.125\times3.5=14.4375 gallons\]
So the answer rounded to the nearest gallon is 14 gallons.

Answer 39

i see go t it let me write all down ok

Answer 40

one last question?

Answer 41

Sure :)

Answer 42

one minute deal?

Answer 43

Yes

Answer 44

refer the previous problem, if the tank were completely full water would splash out ointo the floor when a tire is placed in the tank.Therefore assume that the tank will be filled only to 75% of its capacity (3/4 full). How many gallons will fill 3/4 of the tank? write an equation and solve (round your answer to the nearest gallon.)

Answer 45

The full capacity of the tank is 14.4375 gallons.
75% capacity of the tank is:
\[14.4375\times75\div100 gallons\]
=10.828 gallons = 11 gallons to the nearest gallon