Hassan's backyard swimming pool is 30 feet long, 20 feet wide, and 5 feet deep. There are 7.5 gallons of water in 1 cubic foot. How many gallons of water will the pool hold?

400
3,000
10,250
or
22,500

Question

Hassan's backyard swimming pool is 30 feet long, 20 feet wide, and 5 feet deep. There are 7.5 gallons of water in 1 cubic foot. How many gallons of water will the pool hold?

400
3,000
10,250
or
22,500

inkyvoyd · Answer

hmm. First find the volume of the swimming pool. Hint: it's lwd, you should get your result in cubic feet. Then, multiply by 7.5, because 7.5 gallons=1 cubic foot.