The clubhouse has a water tank from which hikers fill their water jugs before walking the trail. The tank is a 5-gallon cylindrical container with a height of 2 feet and a radius of 4 inches. Alex fills his 1-gallon jug from the clubhouse tank before going on a hike. If the 5-gallon tank was full, what was the height of the water in the tank after Alex filled the 1-gallon jug?

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Tianna

17 April, 23:28

The clubhouse has a water tank from which hikers fill their water jugs before walking the trail. The tank is a 5-gallon cylindrical container with a height of 2 feet and a radius of 4 inches. Alex fills his 1-gallon jug from the clubhouse tank before going on a hike. If the 5-gallon tank was full, what was the height of the water in the tank after Alex filled the 1-gallon jug?

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Emery Downs · Answer 1

After Alex fill's the jug, the remaining volume of water will be 4 gallons

1 gallon is equivalent to 231 cubic inches

The volume of a cylinder is given by

V = πr²h

4 x 231 = π x 4² x h

h = 181.4 inches or 15.1 feet