1. Assume it takes 7.00 min to fill a 30.0-gal gasoline tank. a. calculate the rate at which the tank is filled in gallons per second? b. calculate the rate at which the tank is filled in cubic meters per second? C. determine the time interval, in hours, required to fill a 1.00-m3 volume at the same rate. (1 U. S. gal=231in. 3)

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Lorelai Fitzgerald

21 November, 13:05

1. Assume it takes 7.00 min to fill a 30.0-gal gasoline tank. a. calculate the rate at which the tank is filled in gallons per second? b. calculate the rate at which the tank is filled in cubic meters per second? C. determine the time interval, in hours, required to fill a 1.00-m3 volume at the same rate. (1 U. S. gal=231in. 3)

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Brooks Aguilar · Answer 1

A) 0.07142 gal/sec = 30/7/60

b) convert 30 gal to m³

30 gal = 0.11356 m³ apprx

rate = 0.11356 / (7x60) = 2.7 x 10^-4 m³ / sec

c) 30 gal = 30x 231=6930 in^3

rate of filling 1 in³ = 6930 / (7x60) = 16.5 in³ / sec