SOLUTION: What would the dimensions of a rectangular box need to be to hold 42,000 gallons of fluid (oil)? If the height is 3 feet, what would the width and length have to be?

Question 834693: What would the dimensions of a rectangular box need to be to hold 42,000 gallons of fluid (oil)? If the height is 3 feet, what would the width and length have to be?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What would the dimensions of a rectangular box need to be to hold 42,000 gallons of fluid (oil)? If the height is 3 feet, what would the width and length have to be?
---------------------------------------------------------

V = L*W*H

42000 = L*W*3

42000/3 = L*W

14000 = L*W

L*W = 14000

Unfortunately we don't have enough information to continue. However, we do know that the area of the base must be 14000 square feet. So if the length was 700 ft for instance, then the width must be 14000/700 = 20 ft to guarantee that the area of the base is 14000 square feet. There are infinitely many combinations like this which is why there is no set answer (unless we have more info).
RELATED QUESTIONS
The height of a particular type of container is directly proportional to the cube root of (answered by stanbon)

An open box is to be constructed from a piece of sheet metal by removing a square of side (answered by timofer,greenestamps,ikleyn)

What would be the dimensions of a steel cylinder in feet if it is to contain 2,020... (answered by josgarithmetic)

I want to build a rectangular tank to hold 125 gallons. What would be the length, width... (answered by nyc_function)

An open box is to be constructed from a rectangular sheet of metal by removing a one-foot (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)

An open box is to be constructed from a square piece of sheet metal by removing a square... (answered by solver91311,josgarithmetic)

1) A circular flower garden has a diameter of 10 feet. One cubic yard of concrete is to (answered by mananth)

What would need to be the depth & height of a rectangular cube so that the inside volume... (answered by Alan3354)

Find the equation of proportionality that relates y to x. The number of fluid ounces y... (answered by josmiceli)