A water treatment plant is built with three cylindrical tanks to contain the water for a town. Each tank has a radius of 16 feet and a depth of 25 feet
If there are about 7.5 gallons in a cubic foot of water, approximately how many gallons of water can be treated at the plant at any one time?
The volume of each tank can be calculated using the formula for the volume of a cylinder: V = πr^2h.
The radius of each tank is 16 feet and the depth is 25 feet.
V = π * (16^2) * 25 = 12800π cubic feet.
Since there are approximately 7.5 gallons in a cubic foot of water, we can calculate the total capacity of the plant by multiplying the volume of each tank by the conversion factor:
Total capacity = 12800π * 7.5 gallons.
Using π = 3.14, the approximate total capacity is:
Total capacity ≈ 12800 * 3.14 * 7.5 gallons.
Total capacity ≈ 301,920 gallons.