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a swimming pool is 20' long and 16' wide. water line is 4.5'. 6000 gallons of water cost $252.00. what are the total number of gallons and how much does it cost?

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let


l = 20 ft the length

w = 16 ft the width

h = 4.5 ft


the volume of the pool is V = l*w*h


V = 20*16*4.5


V = 1440 ft^3


1 ft^3 = 7.48052 gal


1440 ft^3 = 1440*7.48052 = 10,771.95 gal


6000 gallons of water cost $252.00


let 10,771.95 of water cost x dollars


6000 : 252 = 10771.95 : x


by solving we find


x = $452.52


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the pool needs 10,771.95 gallons of water and it will cost $452.52.