SOLUTION: I arrived home to find that my 50' x 40' basement has 18 inches of water in it if one cubic foot is about 7.48 gallons how much water will I be pumping out of my basement? If you h

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Question 950745: I arrived home to find that my 50' x 40' basement has 18 inches of water in it if one cubic foot is about 7.48 gallons how much water will I be pumping out of my basement? If you have a pump that can amti 1000 gallons of water per hour how long will it take to dry out the basement
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Convert +18+ in to ft
+18%2F12+=+1.5+ ft
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The volume of water in the basement is:
+50%2A40%2A1.5+=+3000+ ft3
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The number of gallons in the basement is:
+7.48%2A3000+=+22440+
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( gallons ) / ( gallons/hr ) = hrs
+22440+%2F+1000+=+22.44+
+.44%2A60+=+26.4+
It will take 22 hrs and 26.4 min to pump out basement