One cubic foot of water equals approximately 7.5 gallons. A rectangular restaurant sink holds 50.4 gallons of water. It has a length of 3 ft and a height of 1.4 ft. What is the volume of the sink? What is the width of the sink?
---------------------------------------------------------- Formula: ---------------------------------------------------------- Volume = Length x Width x Height
---------------------------------------------------------- Find Width: ---------------------------------------------------------- 6.72 = 3 x 1.4 x Width
6.72 = 4.2 x Width
Width = 6.72 ÷ 4.2
Width = 1.6 ft
---------------------------------------------------------- Answer: The width of the sink is 1.6 feet. ----------------------------------------------------------
