SOLUTION: The cylinder of the pump on Mrachek Number One oil well is 3 inches in diameter, the pump made 3 strokes per minute and the length of a stroke is 8 inches. Find the flow in gallons

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Question 1112799: The cylinder of the pump on Mrachek Number One oil well is 3 inches in diameter, the pump made 3 strokes per minute and the length of a stroke is 8 inches. Find the flow in gallons per day. Round to the nearest gallon.
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The cylinder of the pump on Mrachek Number One oil well is 3 inches in diameter,
the pump made 3 strokes per minute and the length of a stroke is 8 inches.
Find the flow in gallons per day. Round to the nearest gal
:
Find the volume of 1 stroke (radius = 1.5")
V = pi%2A1.5%5E2%2A8
V = 56.54866776 cu/in
Per day
V = 56.54866776*3*60*24
V = 244,290.2447 cu/in per day
convert to gallons
244290.2447 * .004329 ~ 1058 gal/day