Question

The worlds largest ice cream cake built in New York City on May 25, 2004 was approximately a 19' x 9' x 2' rectangle prism. Estimate the volume of the ice cream cake in gallons. If the density of ice cream cake was 4.73 pounds per gallon estimate the weight of the cake

Answer 1

ft^3≈7.48gal

Vg=(19*9*2ft^3)(7.48gal/ft^3)≈2558.16gal

W=2558.16gal(4.73lb/gal)≈12,100 lbs (to nearest whole pound)