Question

A dairy farmer stores milk in a stainless steel cylindrical tank. The tank is 5.5 feet tall and has a radius of 3.5 feet. How many gallons of milk does the tank hold? 1 cubic foot = 7.48052 gallons. a. ≈ 211.66 gallons b. ≈ 28.3 gallons c. ≈ 1583.36 gallons d. ≈ 904.78 gallons

Answer 1

the volume of a cylinder is pi r^2 h = 3.14.(3.5)^2. 5.5=211.55 cubic foot
211.55 x 7.48052 =1583.36 gallons.