SOLUTION: Please help!!! LPG is stored in highly insulated spherical vessels in most oil rifineries. If the inside diameter of one of these tanks is 11.4 ft, find it's volume. Report your

Algebra ->  Volume -> SOLUTION: Please help!!! LPG is stored in highly insulated spherical vessels in most oil rifineries. If the inside diameter of one of these tanks is 11.4 ft, find it's volume. Report your      Log On


   

Question 196411: Please help!!!
LPG is stored in highly insulated spherical vessels in most oil rifineries. If the inside diameter of one of these tanks is 11.4 ft, find it's volume. Report your answer to the nearest one-tenth of a gal. Use 3.14, and 1 cubic ft=7.5 gal.
Thanks,
Kathy
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If the inside diameter of one of these tanks is 11.4 ft, find it's (sic) volume. Report your answer to the nearest one-tenth of a gal. Use 3.14, and 1 cubic ft=7.5 gal.
----------
V+=+4%2Api%2Ar%5E3%2F3
V+=+4%2A3.14%2A5.7%5E3%2F3 (r = 5.7, d = 11.4)
V = 246.924*pi cubic feet
V = ~ 5815.1 gallons
----------
The oil industry sometimes uses gallons, but barrels is more common.
1 barrel = 42 gallons.
----------------
In the wine industry, a barrel is 33 gallons, called a "wine barrel."
You never outgrow your need for useless facts.