document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=483450>Question 483450</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have a small glass apothecary jar. The cylinder part of the jar is 7.5 inches tall with a 4 inch diameter. How many pounds of decorative sand would it hold? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "r = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Vol = 30*pi =~ 98.4 cubic inches<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The density of sand is ~ 3 gm/cc<BR>\n" );
document.write( "98 cubic in = 98*2.54^2 cc = 1606 cc<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*1606 =~ 4800 grams = 4.8 kg<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=~ 10.56 pounds<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The density of sand varies, might be 10% less or more </SPAN>\n" );
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