SOLUTION: A round cylinder has a diameter of 12 feet and a depth of 3 feet. What is the volume in US gallons of water that this cylinder will hold? or conversely, knowing the diameter and d

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Question 634318: A round cylinder has a diameter of 12 feet and a depth of 3 feet. What is the volume in US gallons of water that this cylinder will hold? or conversely,
knowing the diameter and depth of a round cylinder, what is the formula to determine volume in US gallons?
Thanking you in advance for your interest and assistance.
Most sincerely,
Len

Answer by graphmatics(170) About Me  (Show Source):
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The radius of the cylinder is 6 feet. The volume in cubic feet of the cylinder is
vol=pi%2Ar%5E2%2Ah=3.1415%2A6%5E2%2A3=339.28
The volume of a gallon is .133681 cubic feet so the number of gallons in the volume is
339.28/.133681=2538 gallons