SOLUTION: The fuel tanks on some ships are spheres of which only the top halves are above deck. If one of these tanks is 122 ft in diameter, how many gallons of fuel does it hold? Use 1 ft3
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Question 377734: The fuel tanks on some ships are spheres of which only the top halves are above deck. If one of these tanks is 122 ft in diameter, how many gallons of fuel does it hold? Use 1 ft3 ≈ 7.5 gal. (Round your answer to the nearest 10,000 gallons.) Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! For a sphere, regardless of what part is where,
Sub 61 feet for r and get the volume in cubic feet.
Multiply that by 7.5 to get gallons.
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I don't know of any tankers that carry fuel like that.
Some LNG carriers (Liquified Natural Gas) have the LNG in spherical tanks, tho.
