Question

A gallon of water weighs 8.34 pounds. The Patel family has a round, 12-foot diameter, above-ground pool. How much weight

is added to the pool when it is filled with 3, 110 gallons of water?
A.) 372.9 pounds
B.) 37,320 pounds
C.) 311,248.8 pounds
D.) 25,937.4 pounds

Answer 1

D.) 25,937.4 pounds

Explanation:

The weight of the water is the product of the number of gallons and the weight per gallon:

(3110 gal) × (8.34 lb/gal) = 25,937.4 lb

25,937.4 pounds of weight are added to the pool when it is filled.

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Additional comment

That volume of water corresponds to about 3.68 feet of depth in the pool.