Question

One inch of rain on a square foot of land weights 5.2 pounds. About how many ghallons of rain are there? round your answer to the nearest tenth

Answer 1

Answer: 0.60 gallon

Explanation:

There are 12pounds in a standard US gallon.

12pounds= 1 gallon

5.2 pounds=?

5.2/12 × 1 gallon

0.624 gallon

Rounding to the nearest tenth =0.60