Chapter 4.5, Problem 34IP

To determine

To find the tons of sand used for the volleyball court.

Answer to Problem 34IP

The total sand used for volley ball court is 131 tons.

Explanation of Solution

Given information: Sand having weights 95 pounds per cubic foot is $1.6\times {10}^3$ cubic feet and sand having weights 88 pounds per cubic foot is $1.25\times {10}^3$ cubic feet.

Concept used: 1 ton = 2000 pounds

Total sand used in volleyball court is

  $1.6\times {10}^3\times 95+1.25\times {10}^3\times 88=(152+110)\times {10}^3=262\times {10}^3=131\times 2000$

  $=131\text{tons}$ .

Hence, the total sand used for volley ball court is 131 tons.