Question

An FBI agent orders a block of ballistics gel. The gel weighs 54 pounds per cubic foot. What is the weight of the block of gel?

Answer 1

22.5 pounds

Explanation:

The computation of the weight of the block of gel is shown below:

As we know that

Volume = (length) (width) (height)

= (20) (6 ) (6)

= 720 cubic inches

Now we have to convert into cubic foot

As we know that

1 ft = 12 inches

So 1ft^3 = 12 inches^3

= 1728 inches ^3

Now

= 720 × 1 cubic foot ÷ 1728 cubic inches

= 5 ÷ 12

Now the weight is

= 54 × 5 ÷ 12

= 22.5 pounds