Question

Cal's go cart has a gas tank with the dimensions shown below.

Answer 1

Answer: 2 cans.

Step-by-step explanation:

Calculate the volume of the go cart tank, which has the form of a rectangular prism. You can use the following formula:

$V=l*w*h$

Where:

l: is the lenght.

w: is the width.

h: is the height.

In this case:

$l=15.4in\\w=10in\\h=3in$

Substitute values into the formula. Then:

$V=(15.4in)(10in)(3in)=462in^3$

If a gas can holds 1 gallon of gas and $1\ gallon=231\ in^3$, then the number of full gas cans that will take to fill the go cart's tank (whose volume is 462 in³) is:

$gas\ cans=\frac{(462in^3)(1can)}{(231in^3)}=2\ cans$