Question

A gallon of water weighs 8.3 pounds. A cubic foot of water weighs about 62 pounds. To the nearest tenth, about how many gallons of water would fill a cubic foot?

Answer 1

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Answer:

  7.5

Step-by-step explanation:

The conversion is ...

  (62 lb)/(8.3 lb/gal) = 62/8.3 gal ≈ 7.5 gal

A cubic foot is about 7.5 gallons.