Question

How large a container, in liters, would you need to hold 7.2 kg of gasoline? (Take the density of gasoline to be 0.68 g/cm³.)

) 10.6 liters
B) 15.0 liters
C) 21.2 liters
D) 28.3 liters

Answer 1

To hold 7.2 kg of gasoline, you would need a container with a capacity of 10.6 liters.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the volume of the container, we need to convert the mass of the gasoline from kg to g using the conversion factor 1 kg = 1000 g. So, 7.2 kg of gasoline is equal to 7200 g.

The density of gasoline is given as 0.68 g/cm³. To find the volume in cm³, we can use the formula: volume = mass/density. So, the volume of the gasoline is 7200 g / 0.68 g/cm³ = 10588.2 cm³.

To convert the volume from cm³ to liters, we can use the conversion factor 1 cm³ = 0.001 liters. So, the volume of the gasoline is 10588.2 cm³ * 0.001 liters/cm³ = 10.6 liters. Therefore, you would need a container with a capacity of 10.6 liters to hold 7.2 kg of gasoline.