document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=950031>Question 950031</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A) 50 feet by 40 ft basement has 18 inches of water in it. if 1 cubic foot is about 7.48 gallons, how much water will I be pumping out of my basement?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) If you have a pump that can empty 1000 gallons of water per hour, how long will it take to dry out the basement? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #580030 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><B>addingup(3677)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=addingup><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=580030\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Volume V=LWH, and in your problem (after converting to inches, remember 1ft=12in):\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "V= 600*480*18 = 5,184,000 cubic inches of water. Let's convert to feet:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ft³ = in³ * 0.00057870\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ft³ = 5,184,000 * 0.00057870in³ = 3,000ft³ of water. And,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7.48052gal = 1ft³. Thus,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3000*7.48052 = 22,441.56gal\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you have a pump that can empty 1,000 gallon/hour:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "22,441.56/1000 = 22.44 hours. An hour has 60 minutes, and .44 minutes is 60*.44= 24 minutes and 24 seconds, so your pump would take 22 hours 24 minutes and 24 seconds.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Always beware when using different units of measure. It's easy to get confused. Our math and numbering system is based on 0-9 but our measuring system is based on 1foot=12 inches, and we weigh things in pounds and ounces where 1 pound= 16 ounces, etc.  </SPAN>\n" );
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