document.write( "Question 156475: Problem- I have 50,000 gallons of water. If the water is stored in a sphere, what must the radius of the sphere be? I'm trying to figure out the steps and conversions necessary to answer this problem. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #115277 by Earlsdon(6294)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! I would first convert the 50,000 gallons to cubic inhes. \n" ); document.write( "1 gallon = 231 cubic inches. So... \n" ); document.write( "50,000 gallons = 50,000(231) cubic inches \n" ); document.write( "50,000 gallons = 11,550,000 cubic inches. \n" ); document.write( "Now if you want to store all that water in a spherical container, it will need to have a volume of 11,550,000 cubic inches, right? \n" ); document.write( "The volume of a sphere is given by: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |