In the spring of 2010 an off-shore oil drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. Not long after the explosion there was a 2 mm thick oil slick that was 8.05 km long by 4.83 km wide. How much oil was in the slick? Express your answer in cubic meters

Aldo Ashley

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2022-10-29

In the spring of 2010 an off-shore oil drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. Not long after the explosion there was a 2 mm thick oil slick that was 8.05 km long by 4.83 km wide. How much oil was in the slick? Express your answer in cubic meters

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garbhaighzf

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2 mm thick oil slick that was 8.05 km long by 4.83 km wide.
length = 8.05km = 8.05 1000 = 8050 m
width =4.83 km = 4.83 1000 = 4830 m
height = 2mm = 2 10 3 m =0.002 m
amount of oil was in the slick = 8050 4830 0.002
amount of oil was in the slick =77763 cubic meters

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