Question

You have an outdoor swimming pool that is 5.0 m wide and 12.0 m long. If weekly evaporation is 2.35 in, how many gallons of water must be added to the pool each week (if it doesn't rain)?

Answer 1

Answer:

Water should be greater than 946.11 gallons per week to prevent the pool from drying.

Step-by-step explanation:

You have an outdoor swimming pool that is 5.0 m wide and 12.0 m long.

The height of water evaporated is = 2.35 inch

We will convert this to m.

1 inch = 0.0254 meter

So, 2.35 inch = $2.35\times0.0254=0.05969$ meter

Now, volume of water in the pool = $5\times12\times0.05969=3.5814$ cubic meter per week.

1 cubic meter = 264.172 gallons

So, 3.5814 cubic meter = $3.5814\times264.172=946.11$gallons

Hence, the volume of the water that should be poured in the swimming pool should be greater than 946.11 gallons per week to prevent the pool from drying.