SOLUTION: If weight of water is 62.4 pounds per cubic foot, the weight of the water that fills a rectangular container 6 inches by 6 inches by 6 inches is?

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Question 626525: If weight of water is 62.4 pounds per cubic foot, the weight of the water that fills a rectangular container 6 inches by 6 inches by 6 inches is?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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The volume is 0.5*0.5*0.5 = 0.125 cubic feet

So the weight is (0.125 cubic feet)*(62.4 pounds/1 cubic foot) = 7.8 pounds
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