Calculating Gauge Pressure in a Closed Tube

[Beastegargoyl]

Homework Statement

The container shown in the figure is filled with oil. It is open to the atmosphere on the left.
What is the gauge pressure at point A? Point A is 50cm high from the ground and 50 cm from the top.

Homework Equations

p_o+(density)gd

The Attempt at a Solution

I took 1 atompshere in Pa of 1.013*10⁵+900*G which is 9.8*.5m and I came up with an answer of 1.057 then I subtracted the gauge pressure of 101.3 kPa and solved for the final answer to be 4,400Pa.

Does anyone come up with the same answer?

 

[ideasrule]

What's the density of the oil? Gauge pressure is just (density)gh, so you don't have to calculate total pressure and then subtract atmospheric pressure.

 

[Beastegargoyl]

The denisty of oil is 900kg/m³