SOLUTION: A tank has the following description: Length is 100% greater than width. Width is 200% of depth. Width is 2 yds. Determine volume (in gallons). Unsure how to proceed

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Question 1043223: A tank has the following description:
Length is 100% greater than width.
Width is 200% of depth.
Width is 2 yds.
Determine volume (in gallons).
Unsure how to proceed.
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, josmiceli:
Answer by ikleyn(52797)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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A tank has the following description:
Length is 100% greater than width.
Width is 200% of depth.
Width is 2 yds.
Determine volume (in gallons).
Unsure how to proceed.
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1.  Since width is 2 yards,  depth is 1 yard   (<<<--- Width is 200% of depth, which means width is 2 times the depth)

2.  "Length is 100% greater than width." means Length is width + width = 2 + 2 = 4 yards.

3.  The volume is Length x Width x Depth = 4 * 2 * 1 = 8 cubic yards.

4.  1 cubic yard = 201.974 US gallons (http://www.asknumbers.com/cubic-yard-to-gallon.aspx)

    --->  Your volume = 8 * 201.974 gallons.

Please make the required calc.

Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First you need to convert cubic yards
to gallons. I looked it up ( google ) and got:
1 cubic yard = 201.974 US liquid gallons
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Now find how many cubic yards are in the tank:
width = yds
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Note that 200% just means a factor of
yds = twice the depth
depth = yd
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Note that 100% GREATER THAN means 100%
in addition to, so
Length = twice the width
Length = yds
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Volume of tank = width x length x depth
Volume = cubic yards
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Just in terms of dimensions:
[ cubic yards ] x [ gallons / [ 1 cubic yard ] = [ gallons ]
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gallons
1,615.792 gallons is the volume of the tank
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