what is the volume/capacity of the gasometer at the oval cricket ground?

Question

i need to know how many pints of bitter i can fit in to it for a competition i am entering

Answer 1

Right, you need a HUGE tape, a trundle wheel, or a good eye for estimating distances.

You need the radius first. You could measure the circumference, divide that by pi, and half it to get the radius. You could estimate the Diameter, and half it for the radius.

Next you need the height. Measure or estimate.

Now Volume of a cirular prism is radius squared, multiply by pi, multiply by height, and there. v=#r^2h, where # is pi/ 3.14

Dont worry about the fact that pressure changes volume. 1000cm^3 is 1l, so 1m^3 is 1000l.

Example, gasometer is 50m wide by 30m high
v=#r^2h
v=(3.14)x(25^2)x(30)
v=(3.14)x(625)x(30)
v=58,875 m^3

Holds 58,875,000 l beer (almost 59l)

Answer 2

I would estimate its radius and height and calculate via

volume = pi x (r squared) x height.

(radius should be easy to estimate, as you have the cricket ground nearby for comparison).

Beware: the volumes of gasometers vary according to gas use. It might be a trick question! Are you talking about it's volume when full?

Answer 3

I suppose it holds 'bout as many pints of bitter as it holds of stout


Doug

Answer 4

not a clue