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bilalbajwa
May22-07, 06:35 PM
1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data
Two type of "barrel" units were in use in the 1920s in the United States. The apple barrel had a legally set volume of 7056 cubic inches. The cranberry barrel, 5826 inches. If a merchant sells 50 cranberry barrels of goods to a customer who thinks he is receiving apple barrels, what is the discrepancy in the shipment volume in liters?

3. The attempt at a solution

7056x50=352800 inch^3
5826x50=291300 inch^3

352800-291300=61500 inch^3
61.02 inch^3= 1 Litter

61500/61.02=1007.86 IS THIS RIGHT???????

G01
May22-07, 07:23 PM
Looks good to me!