Question

A 10,000 square foot lawn can hold how much water?

a) 10,000 gallons
b) 100 gallons
c) 1,000 gallons
d) 5,000 gallons

Answer 1

To calculate how much water a 10,000 square foot lawn can hold, we need to determine the volume of water that can be contained within this area. The lawn can hold more than 6,183 gallons of water.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate how much water a 10,000 square foot lawn can hold, we need to determine the volume of water that can be contained within this area. The volume can be calculated by multiplying the area (10,000 square feet) by the height of the water that can be stored.

Let's assume the height of the water that can be stored is 1 inch (convert to feet: 1 inch = 1/12 feet = 0.083 feet).

The volume = Area x Height = 10,000 square feet x 0.083 feet = 830 cubic feet.

Now, we need to convert the volume from cubic feet to gallons. 1 cubic foot is equal to 7.48052 gallons.

Therefore, the lawn can hold approximately 830 cubic feet x 7.48052 gallons = more than 6,183 gallons of water.