document.write( "Question 273405: How many gallons do i need to fill a 5 foot by 6 foot space thats 6 inches tall \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #199746 by solver91311(24713)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A gallon of what? A US liquid gallon is 231 cubic inches or approximately 0.134 cubic feet. Which is to say approximately 7.48 gallons per cubic foot.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So presuming you want to fill the space with liquid, your space having a volume of 5 times 6 times 0.5 = 15 cubic feet, you would need 15 times 7.48 which is approximately 112.2 gallons.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If you are filling the space with dry (aka corn) gallons, 268.8025 cubic inches, or 6.43 gallons per cubic foot, you only need about 96.5 gallons -- give or take.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "John \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |