Volume Problems
1. Your crew needs to dig a trench 3 feet wide by 1,200 feet long by 6 feet deep
for a water main. How many cubic feet of dirt must be removed?
2. Your crew needs to dig a trench 4 feet wide by 1,000 feet long by 6 feet deep
for a water main. How many cubic feet of dirt must be removed?
3. Your crew needs to dig a trench 3 feet wide by 1,500 feet long by 6 feet deep
for a water main. How many cubic feet of dirt must be removed?
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Volume Problems
4. Your crew needs to dig a trench 5 feet wide by 900 feet long by 6 feet deep
for a water main. How many cubic feet of dirt must be removed?
5. Your crew needs to dig a trench 4 feet wide by 800 feet long by 6 feet deep
for a water main. How many cubic feet of dirt must be removed?
6. Your crew needs to dig a trench 5 feet wide by 500 feet long by 6 feet deep
for a water main. How many cubic feet of dirt must be removed?
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Volume Problems
7. Your crew needs to dig a trench 3 feet wide by 1,200 feet long by 6 feet deep
for a water main. How many cubic yards of dirt must be removed?
8. Your crew needs to dig a trench 4 feet wide by 1,000 feet long by 6 feet deep
for a water main. How many cubic yards of dirt must be removed?
9. Your crew needs to dig a trench 3 feet wide by 1,500 feet long by 6 feet deep
for a water main. How many cubic yards of dirt must be removed?
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Volume Problems
10. Your crew needs to dig a trench 5 feet wide by 900 feet long by 6 feet deep
for a water main. How many cubic yards of dirt must be removed?
11. Your crew needs to dig a trench 4 feet wide by 800 feet long by 6 feet deep
for a water main. How many cubic yards of dirt must be removed?
12. Your crew needs to dig a trench 5 feet wide by 500 feet long by 6 feet deep
for a water main. How many cubic yards of dirt must be removed?
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Volume Problems
13. A water storage tank is 40 feet in diameter and stands 15 feet tall. Calculate
the volume in gallons for each foot of water depth.
14. A water storage tank is 30 feet in diameter and stands 15 feet tall. Calculate
the volume in gallons for each foot of water depth.
15. A water storage tank is 20 feet in diameter and stands 10 feet tall. Calculate
the volume in gallons for each foot of water depth.
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Volume Problems
16. A water storage tank is 25 feet in diameter and stands 15 feet tall. Calculate
the volume in gallons for each foot of water depth.
17. A water storage tank is 15 feet in diameter and stands 10 feet tall. Calculate
the volume in gallons for each foot of water depth.
18. A water storage tank is 40 feet in diameter and stands 20 feet tall. Calculate
the volume in gallons for each foot of water depth.
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Volume Problems
19. A water storage tank is 40 feet in diameter and stands 15 feet tall. Calculate
the total volume in gallons when the tank water level is 9.5 feet.
20. A water storage tank is 30 feet in diameter and stands 15 feet tall. Calculate
the total volume in gallons when the tank water level is 13.7 feet.
21. A water storage tank is 20 feet in diameter and stands 10 feet tall. Calculate
the total volume in gallons when the tank water level is 5.4 feet.
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Volume Problems
22. A water storage tank is 25 feet in diameter and stands 15 feet tall. Calculate
the total volume in gallons when the tank water level is 7.8 feet.
23. A water storage tank is 15 feet in diameter and stands 10 feet tall. Calculate
the total volume in gallons when the tank water level is 9 feet.
24. A water storage tank is 40 feet in diameter and stands 20 feet tall. Calculate
the total volume in gallons when the tank water level is 17.2 feet.
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