document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=130407>Question 130407</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If it rained 1 inch thick rain over 1 square mile, how much would the rain water weigh? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #95237 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=95237\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1 square mile, 1 inch deep = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5280%2A5280%2A%281%2F12%29=2323000 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5280%2A5280%2A%281%2F12%29=2323000\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > cubic feet.  Water weighs approximately  62.43 lbs/cubic foot, so the rain water weighs roughly 145037376 lbs, or about 73 thousand tons.  Contrast this to the displacement of the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy, about 83,000 tons fully loaded, or 61,000 tons when empty. </SPAN>\n" );
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