Answer:
x = 1,77 in
Step-by-step explanation:
Total volume of molten plastic to make a block is
1 [gal] - 1 L (lost in the process) = 3,7854 - 1 = 2,7854
Now the volume of the block is:
1 foot * 8 inches * x ( thick of the block )
1 foot is 0,3048 meter and 1 inch is 0,0254 meter
Then in m³ the volume of the block is
0,3048 * 8 * 0,0254 * x = 0,06193536 * x [ m³ ]
That volume should be equal to 2,7854 / 1000
Therefore
0,06193536 * x = 2,7854 / 1000 x in m³
x = 2,7854 /61,93536 m
x = 0,044972 m and 1 m = 39,37 in
x = 1,77 in
