SOLUTION: A rectangular lap pool is filled with water to a depth of 5 feet. If the pool is 6 feet wide and 200 feet long, how many gallons would be required, if each cubic foot equals appro

Question 169856: A rectangular lap pool is filled with water to a depth of 5 feet. If the pool is 6 feet wide and 200 feet long, how many gallons would be required, if each cubic foot equals approximately 7.5 gallons?
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A rectangular lap pool is filled with water to a depth of 5 feet. If the pool is 6 feet wide and 200 feet long, how many gallons would be required, if each cubic foot equals approximately 7.5 gallons?
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Volume of pool (filled to a depth of 5 ft) is:
6*200*5 = 3600 cubic feet
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If each cubic feet equals 7.5 gallons:
3600 * 7.5 = 27,000 gallons
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