SOLUTION: what is the dimensions of a round tank that has a 47 inch diameter and holds 500 gallons

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Question 389860: what is the dimensions of a round tank that has a 47 inch diameter and holds 500 gallons
Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Your tank is cylinder that is inches in diameter so its radius is .
The volume of a cylinder is where is the radius, is the length and is approximately
Thus the volume of your tank is



...now find




now convert gallons to cubic inches: gallon is equal to
...reduce

.......so, the length (or height) is

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