An old cylindrical fuel oil tank is being removed from a worksite. It is 70 incheslong and 40 inches in diameter. It is half full of #2 fuel oil. Each cubic foot offuel oil weighs 53.1 pounds. If the tank itself weighs 215 pounds, what is thetotal weight to be carried by the truck removing the tank? Round the answerto the nearer tenth pound.

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An old cylindrical fuel oil tank is being removed from a worksite. It is 70 inches
long and 40 inches in diameter. It is half full of #2 fuel oil. Each cubic foot of
fuel oil weighs 53.1 pounds. If the tank itself weighs 215 pounds, what is the
total weight to be carried by the truck removing the tank? Round the answer
to the nearer tenth pound.

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