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\n" ); document.write( ": Constuction - How many gallons of water are needed to fill a swimming pool that approximates the shape in the figure? Round to the nearest gallon.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Shape given: width: 28ft length 75ft. shallow end 3ft -- deep end 9ft. \n" ); document.write( "
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How many gallons of water are needed to fill a swimming pool that approximates the shape in the figure? Round to the nearest gallon.
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\n" ); document.write( "Shape given: width: 28ft length 75ft. shallow end 3ft -- deep end 9ft.
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\n" ); document.write( "Find the volume of two separate shapes
\n" ); document.write( "Rectangular portion
\n" ); document.write( "75 * 28 * 3 = 6300 cu/ft
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\n" ); document.write( "Slanted portion:
\n" ); document.write( ".5 * 75 * 28 * 6 = 6300 cu/ft
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\n" ); document.write( "At total of 12,600 cu/ft:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "There are 7.481 gal per cu/ft
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\n" ); document.write( "12600 * 7.481 = 94,261 gallons \n" ); document.write( "
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