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Chris Hogg wrote:

On Thu, 14 Jul 2016 09:10:09 +0100, Chris J Dixon
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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

Er... you wouldn't like to recalculate that, would you?


Ooops!

Chris
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