An ice storage plant removed, from the center of a pond, a mass of ice covering an area of 2 acres. If the ice had a uniform thickness of 2 ft, find the weight in tons of the ice removed. (Ice weighs 56 lb/ft3 ; 1 ton = 2240 lb).

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An ice storage plant removed, from the center of a pond,
a mass of ice covering an area of 2 acres. If the ice had a
uniform thickness of 2 ft, find the weight in tons of the ice
removed. (Ice weighs 56 lb/ft3
; 1 ton = 2240 lb). (Ans. 4,
356 tons)

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