Cam D.

asked • 03/14/19

A large rectangular swimming pool is 1,000 feet long, 100 feet wide, and 10 feet deep. The pool is filled to the top with water.




A large rectangular swimming pool is 1,000 feet long, 100 feet wide, and 10 feet deep. The pool is filled to the top with water.

  1. What is the area of the surface of the water in the pool?
  2. How much water does the pool hold?
  3. Express your answers to the previous two questions as powers of 10.


Richard S.

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You might need to clarify on point 1. Do you want the surface area as in the very top only (what is exposed to the air), or the surface area of all four sides (the side exposed to air, plus the 3 sides touching the concrete/container of the water)?
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Don L. answered • 03/25/19

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Hi Cam, the area of a rectangle is: A = L * W.


Question 1:


Area of surface of the swimming pool is: 1000 * 100, or 100,000 square feet.


Question 2:


Volume of a rectangular box is: V = L * W * H.


Volume of the swimming pool is: V = 1000 * 100 * 10, or 1,000,000 cubic feet.


Question 3:


Question 1 in powers of 10 is: 105


Question 2 in powers of 10 is: 106


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David N.

How much does the pool hold in square feet.
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03/31/20

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