Question

The city is designing a new public pool, shown below. If each cubic foot of space can hold 7.5 gallons of water, how many gallons of water can the pool hold? Show your work.

Answer 1

Given:

- The dimensions of the proposed pool are: Length = 60 feet; Width = 30 feet; Depth = 10 feet

- Each cubic foot of space can hold 7.5 gallons of water

To calculate the volume of the pool in cubic feet:

Length x Width x Depth = Volume

60 feet x 30 feet x 10 feet = 18,000 cubic feet

Since each cubic foot can hold 7.5 gallons, to find the total gallons of water the pool can hold we multiply:

18,000 cubic feet x 7.5 gallons/cubic foot = 135,000 gallons

So, the total number of gallons of water the proposed pool can hold is 135,000 gallons.