Question

Cal's go cart has a gas tank with the dimensions shown below.

He uses a gas can that holds 111 gallon of gas, to fill the go cart tank.
111 gallon = 231231231 inches^3
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Answer 1

8 full cans

Explanation:

It will take 8 full cans of gas to fill the go cart's gas tank.

Answer 2

Answer: 2 cans.

Explanation:

Calculate the volume of the go cart tank, which has the form of a rectangular prism. You can use the following formula:

`V=l*w*h`

Where:

l: is the lenght.

w: is the width.

h: is the height.

In this case:

`l=15.4in\\w=10in\\h=3in`

Substitute values into the formula. Then:

`V=(15.4in)(10in)(3in)=462in^3`

If a gas can holds 1 gallon of gas and
`1\ gallon=231\ in^3`, then the number of full gas cans that will take to fill the go cart's tank (whose volume is 462 in³) is:

`gas\ cans=((462in^3)(1can))/((231in^3))=2\ cans`