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On Thu, 14 Jul 2016 09:57:38 +0100, Andy Burns 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?#


https://google.co.uk/search?q=5+feet+*+2+feet+*+1+inch+in+litres


All so complicated. Assuming it's rectangular, it's 4 feet (48 inches)
high.

Thus 1 inch is 1/48th of its capacity - 1100 litres - thus it's 1100/48 =
22.9 lites.

Job done.



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