document.write( "Question 950031: 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
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A) 50 feet by 40 ft basement has 18 inches of water in it.
\n" ); document.write( " if 1 cubic foot is about 7.48 gallons, how much water will I be pumping out of my basement?
\n" ); document.write( "18\" = 1.5 ft
\n" ); document.write( "1.5 * 50 * 40 = 3000 cu/ft
\n" ); document.write( "convert to gallons
\n" ); document.write( "\"3000%2F7.48\" = 401.07 gallons
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\n" ); 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?
\n" ); document.write( "\"400%2F1000\" * 60 = 24 minutes
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