Question

A firkin is an old British unit of volume equal to 9 gallons. How may cubic meters are there in 7.57 firkins?

Answer 1

Answer:

0.2579 m³

Explanation:

The given unit, firkin has a relation with the gallons as:

1 firkin = 9 gallons

The relation bewteen gallons and m³ is shown below as:

$1\ gallon=\frac {1}{264.172 }\ m^3$

So,

$1\ firkin =\frac {9}{264.172 }\ m^3$

To find how many m³ in 7.57 firkins.

So,

$7.57\ firkins =\frac {9}{264.172 }\times 7.57\ m^3$

So, 7.57 firkins = 0.2579 m³