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Chris J Dixon wrote:
Syke wrote:

My oil tank is: Length= 5ft, Height = 4ft, Width = 2ft. It holds 1100
litres My question is, how much oil is represented by 1 inch on a dipstick?


Assuming zero wall thickness and truly rectangular tank
5 x 2 x 1/12 = 1.2 cu ft


Um, no.

One twelfth of 10 is 0.8333, not 1.2

Tim

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