SOLUTION: A horizontal rectangular tank is 10 feet long 8 feet wide and 7 foot high. Its filled with mud to a height of 4 feet. How many barrels of mud are in the tank?

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Question 764321: A horizontal rectangular tank is 10 feet long 8 feet wide and 7 foot high. Its filled with mud to a height of 4 feet. How many barrels of mud are in the tank?
Answer by ramkikk66(644) About Me  (Show Source):
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The volume of mud in the tank is 10*8*4 = 320 cubic feet.

Since we do not know the volume of one barrel, we cannot say how many barrels 
of mud are there in the tank.

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