SOLUTION: The clubhouse has a water tank from which hikers fill their water jugs before walking the trail. The tank is a 5-gallon cylindrical container with a height of 2 feet and a radius

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Question 981043: The clubhouse has a water tank from which hikers fill their water jugs before walking the trail. The tank is a 5-gallon cylindrical container with a height of 2 feet and a radius of 4 inches. Alex fills his 1-gallon jug from the clubhouse tank before going on a hike. If the 5-gallon tank was full, what was the height of the water in the tank after Alex filled the 1-gallon jug?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the description is reliable, then inch measurement along the height of the tank is as 2 feet for 5 gallons, or 2.5 gallons per foot, or 5%2F24 gallons per inch; volume calculation according to the geometric cylinder shape should not be necessary. After the 1 gallon was removed, the water level should be at 24-1%2A%2824%2F5%29=%2824%2A5-24%29%2F5=96%2F5=highlight%2819.2%2Ainches%29