A fountain on a college campus has an L shape that could be thought of as four squares, each square being 12 feet on each side. The fountain is 3 feet deep. 12 ft A. How many cubic feet of water will the fountain hold? 12 ft B. A cubic foot is about 7.48 gallons. How many gallons of water does the fountain hold? C. Ifa hose can fill the fountain up at the rate of two gallons per minute, about how many days would it take to fill the fountain?

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A fountain on a college campus has an L shape that could be thought of as four squares, each square being 12 feet on each side. The fountain is 3 feet deep.

**A.** How many cubic feet of water will the fountain hold?

**B.** A cubic foot is about 7.48 gallons. How many gallons of water does the fountain hold?

![Diagram of L-shaped fountain]

The diagram shows an L-shaped structure made up of four 12-foot squares.

**C.** If a hose can fill the fountain up at the rate of two gallons per minute, about how many days would it take to fill the fountain?
Transcribed Image Text:A fountain on a college campus has an L shape that could be thought of as four squares, each square being 12 feet on each side. The fountain is 3 feet deep. **A.** How many cubic feet of water will the fountain hold? **B.** A cubic foot is about 7.48 gallons. How many gallons of water does the fountain hold? ![Diagram of L-shaped fountain] The diagram shows an L-shaped structure made up of four 12-foot squares. **C.** If a hose can fill the fountain up at the rate of two gallons per minute, about how many days would it take to fill the fountain?
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