SOLUTION: C-2 Plumbing-A 4-ft-high cylindrical pipe has a diameter of 3 in. If water weighs 62.4 lb/ft^3(cubed), what is the weight of water in the pipe when filled to the top?(Hint: Change

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Question 109336: C-2 Plumbing-A 4-ft-high cylindrical pipe has a diameter of 3 in. If water weighs 62.4 lb/ft^3(cubed), what is the weight of water in the pipe when filled to the top?(Hint: Change the diameter to feet.)
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AREA OF THE PIPE IN FEET=PI*R^2
A=3.14(.5*3/12)^2 [3 INCHES =3/12 FEET & RADIUS =.5*DIAMETER.]
A=3.14(1/8)^2
A=3.14*1/64
A=.049 SQFT.
VOLUME=BASE*HEIGHT
V=.049*4
V=.196 CUBIC FEET.
WEIGHT=.196*62.4
W=12.246POUNDS.