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My pond is 12' wide, 15' long, 2' deep; how many gallons will it hold?

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As there are 7.48 gallons in a cubic foot, multiply width by length by depth to find the volume in cubic feet, then multiply by 7.48.

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I have an air tank, 12" x 12" x 18", that says it is 10 gallons. Is that correct?

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There are 231 cubic inches in a gallon. The tank contains 2,592 cubic inches. 2592 ÷ 231 = 11.22 gallons.

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18" H x 13" W x 60" L. How many gallons of water?

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Multiply height by width by length. That gives the volume in cubic inches. Then divide by 231. That gives the volume in gallons.

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How many gallons are in an oil tank size is 44" height, 24" wide and 5' long?

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Assuming a rectilinear tank, multiply 44" by 24" by 60" to get a volume of 63,360 cubic inches. As explained in Part 1 Step 1 above, divide cubic inches by 231 to get gallons. 63,360 ÷ 231 = 274.286 gallons.

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How many gallons in a peck?

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1 imperial peck = 2 imperial gallons = 2.064 U.S. dry gallons. 1 U.S. peck = 2 U.S. dry gallons = 1.94 imperial gallons.

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I have a tank 38" diameter x 62" long, how many gallons will it hold?

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Take half the diameter: that's the radius. Square the radius. Multiply by pi. That's the cross-sectional area of the tank. Multiply by the length. That's the volume in cubic inches. Use the conversion factor cited above: divide the volume by 231. That's how many gallons the tank holds.

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