One cubic foot holds 7.48 gallons of water, and 1 gallon of water weighs 8.33 pounds. How much does 9.1 ft.³ of water weigh in pounds and in tons

Answer 1

1 ft^2 holds 7.48 gallons

1 gal = 8.33 lbs

9.1 ft^2 = 9.1(7.48)(8.33)= about 567 lbs

2000 lbs = 1 ton = the US ton = "short ton"

9.1 ft^2 = 9.1(7.48)(8.33)/2,000 about 0.2835 tons = a little over 1/4 ton

but Britain uses the long ton = 2240 lbs

the metric ton = 2004.6 pounds

If you want one of those "tons" divide by 2240 or 2004.6 instead of 2,000

which give smaller fractions of a ton