A dam is 40 ft. long, 12 ft. high, 7 ft. wide at the bottom, and 4 ft. wide at the top.

How many
cubic yards of material were used in constructing it?

Area of the face = = 66ft^2

V = = 2640 ft^3
(sweeping the face the length of 40ft)

Two rectangular water tanks with tops on the same level are connected by a pipe through their
bottoms. The base of one is 6in higher than that of the other. Their dimensions are 4 by 5 by 2
1/2ft. and 4 by 7 by 3 ft., respectively. How deep is the water in the larger tank when the water
they contain equals half their combined capacity, if the 2 1/2ft and 3ft edges are vertical?
Disregarding the connecting pipe:

Capacity of small tank=

Capacity large tank=

Combined capacity= 1/2 capacity=

If base of small tank is 0.5 ft higher:

The large tank will hold the first 6 inches:

77.5cu ft-17.5 cu ft=60 cu ft remaining to split between both tanks.
Small tank holds: (4ft*5ft*1ft)=20 cu ft per foot deep
Large tank holds: (5ft*7ft*1ft)=35 cu ft per foot deep
Combined 55 cu ft per foot deep.
60 cu ft/55cu ft/ft deep=1.09 feet deep. Each tank will add 1.09
feet of water.
The bottom 0.5 foot of the large tank is already filled, so
1.09ft+0.50 ft=1.59 ft
ANSWER 1: If the small tank is higher, there is 1.59 feet of water
in the larger tank
If base of large tank is 0.5 ft higher:

The small tank will hold the first 6 inches:

77.5cu ft (1/2 capacity)- 10cu ft=67.5 cu ft to split between tanks.
67.5 cu ft/55 cu ft=1.23 feet deep. Each tank will add 1.23 feet of
water
ANSWER 2: If the large tank is higher, there is 1.23 feet of water
in the larger tank.

How long a wire 0.1 inches in diameter can be drawn from a block of copper 2 by 4 by 6 in.?
a wire in diameter
a wire is in shape of a cylinder, and we need to find a volume

where is the length of a cylinder

since given diameter we can find radius using formula

, then we have

since given dimensions of a block of copper and all will be used to

make a wire, means that wire will have same volume as a block of
copper;
so, find a volume of a block of copper:
by by

now plug it in

.............solve for
 ......the length of a wire

A piece of lead pipe is 50 feet long.its outer radius is 2inches & it is 1/4 inch thick.?

If pipe was solid, instead of having a hollow core, we would calculate volume as follows:
r = 2 inches, height = 50 feet = 600 inches
V = π r² h = π * 4 * 600 = 2400π in³

Now we need to subtract the volume of the hollow core

Outer perimeter of pipe is 1/4 inches, outer radius is 2 inches
Therefore inner radius = 2 - 1/4 = 7/4 inches
V = π r² h = π * 49/16 * 600 = 1837.5π in³

Actual volume of lead in pipe:

V = 2400π in³ - 1837.5π in³ = 562.5π in³

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Next, we find volume of sphere with radius = 1/4 inch

V = 4/3 π r³ = 4/3 π (1/64) = π/48 in³

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Finally, we find how many bullets we can make with lead from pipe

562.5π in³ / (π/48 in³) = 562.5 / (1/48 ) = 562.5 * 48 = 27,000

27,000 bullets can be melted from lead in pipe