Question

A swimming pool has a capacity of 1,386 cubic feet. One gallon of water will fill 231 cubic inches of space. How many gallons of water will it take to fill the entire pool? (Hint: Convert the capacity of the pool to cubic inches first.)

Answer 1

10368 gallons of water

Answer 2

10368 gallons of water

Explanation:

Given capacity of pool as 1386 ft³

A gallon fills 231 in³

Convert ft³ to in³

1 cubic foot = 1728 in³

1386 ft³=?----------------------cross multiply

=1386×1728=2395008 in³

Given that

231 in³= 1 gallon

2395008 in³=?-------------------cross multiply

(2395008 × 1)÷231 =10368 gallons of water