The unit for density found in many density tables is kg/m3. At a certain temperature, the gasoline you pump into your car’s gas tank has a density of 732.22 kg/m3. If your tank has a capacity of 12 gallons, how many grams of gasoline are in your tank when it is full? How many pounds?

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Y1122 · Answer

The unit for density found in many density tables is kg/m3. At a certain temperature, the gasoline you pump into your car’s gas tank has a density of 732.22 kg/m3. If your tank has a capacity of 12 gallons, how many grams of gasoline are in your tank when it is full? How many pounds?

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Vocaloid · Answer

1 cubic meter is 264.172 gallons, so first divide 732.22kg/m^3 by 264.172 to get kg/gallons. From there, multiply by 12 gallons to get the mass of a full tank in kg. To get grams, multiply that by 1000. To get lbs, since 1 lb = 453.592g, divide the mass in grams by 453.592 to convert to lbs.