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1. A water pipe has a diameter of 3.0 ft. Water is flowing through the pipe at the rate of 1.50 feet per second. There are 7.48 gallons per cubic foot of water. How many gallons of water pass through a cross-section in one hour? (If p is needed, use the p button on your calculator. Round your answer to the nearest thousand gallons.) |
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| 2. The diagram below shows the plans for wild cat cages at a zoo. The fence enclosing the animals needs to be replaced. Your job is to measure the amount of fencing needed. Wishing to avoid waking the resting animals, you measure the gate as 27 feet. How many feet of fence are needed? (The fencing is represented by gray lines.) | |||||
| 2 in |
1.8 in |
2 in | |||
| 1 in | lion |
Gate |
tiger | 1 in | |
| 1 in | jaguar | siberian tiger | 1 in | ||
| 1 in | panther | bobcat | 1 in | ||
| 1 in | leopard | Garfield | 1 in | ||