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Final answer:
The volume of a gas tank that holds one gallon of gasoline is 231 cubic inches. Additional information about tank dimensions and gasoline mass requires density data to calculate tank depth. The correct option is a.
Explanation:
The question pertains to finding the volume of a gasoline tank in the shape of a rectangular prism. To calculate this, we need to understand the conversion between gallons and cubic inches, as one gallon is equivalent to 231 cubic inches.
To answer the question directly - if the tank needs to hold one gallon, the volume of the tank would be 231 cubic inches (Option A). However, the question does not specify how many gallons the tank should hold, thus for each additional gallon, there would be another 231 cubic inches added to the volume. As for the provided reference information, if we were to calculate the depth of a tank with a width of 0.500 m and a length of 0.900 m that holds 50 kg of gasoline, we would need the density of gasoline to convert the mass to volume and then calculate the depth accordingly.
