Question 1730 Deck Safety
70% to passA tank with internal dimensions of 40 feet X 20 feet X 12 feet is pressed with fuel oil weighing 54 pounds per cubic foot. What is the weight, in short tons, of the liquid?
The correct answer is B) 259.2 short tons. To calculate the weight of the liquid in the tank, we need to find the volume of the tank and multiply it by the weight of the fuel oil per cubic foot. The volume of the tank is calculated as: 40 feet x 20 feet x 12 feet = 9,600 cubic feet. Since the fuel oil weighs 54 pounds per cubic foot, the total weight of the liquid is 9,600 cubic feet x 54 pounds/cubic foot = 518,400 pounds. To convert this to short tons, we divide the total weight in pounds by 2,000 (the number of pounds in a short ton), which gives us 259.2 short tons. The other answer choices are incorrect because: A) 135.0 short tons is too low. C) 11.3 short tons is too low. D) 518.4 short tons is the total weight in pounds, not short tons.
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