For those who love story problems:

The truckers dilemma:

It is a dark and stormy night. Throught the beat of the wipers on your truck, you see a rickety country bridge marked "Load Limit 40 tons". You know that your truck "White Lightening", like that back of your hand; it weighs 16.3 tons. Trouble is you are carrying a cylindrical steel water tank that is full of water. The empty weight of the is prinited on its side 1750 pounds. But what about the water? Forutnatley, the Massey- Fergusson truckers almanac in your glove box tells you that for every cubic inch of water weighs 0.036

Question

For those who love story problems:

The truckers dilemma:

It is a dark and stormy night.  Throught the beat of the wipers on your truck, you see a rickety country bridge marked "Load Limit 40 tons".  You know that your truck "White Lightening", like that back of your hand; it weighs 16.3 tons.  Trouble is you are carrying a cylindrical steel water tank that is full of water.  The empty weight of the is prinited on its side 1750 pounds.  But what about the water?  Forutnatley, the Massey- Fergusson truckers almanac in your glove box tells you that for every cubic inch of water weighs 0.036

anonymous · Answer

...pound.  So you dash out with a tape measure to find the dimensions of the tank: length = 22ft, diameter = 6ft 6 in.  Do you risk crossing the river?  Explain