A cylinder shaped water tank has a diameter of 8 m and a height of 20 m. What volume of water does the tank contain when it is 60% full? Use 3.14 to approximate pi.

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Vincent Menzel · Answer 1 · 2018-06-08T19:53:04+0000

Volume of cylinder = πr²h
Volume = 3.14 x 4² x 20
Volume = 1,004.8 m³

When the tank is 60% full, the volume is:
0.6 x 1004.8

= 602.88 m³ of water