Question

Two types of barrel units were in use in the 1920s in the United States. The apple barrel had a legally set volume of 7056 cubic inches; the cranberry barrel, 5826 cubic inches. If a merchant sells 15 cranberry barrels of goods to a customer who thinks he is receiving apple barrels, what is the discrepancy in the shipment volume in liters (L)?

Answer 1

Answer:

302.34L

Step-by-step explanation:

15 Apple barrels have the volume of 15*7056=105840Ci and

15 Cranberry barrels have volume of 15*5826=87390Ci.

ΔV = V(Apple barrels)-V(CranBerry Barrels) = 105840-87390 = 18450Ci.

Converting that to Litters gives ΔV 302.34L

The discrepancy in shipment volume is302.34L less than what the customer should have gotten.