A bit of Ayers Rock ?

[sarah_louise]

Uluru (Ayers Rock) in Australia is given as 2� miles long, 1� miles wide and 348m high, (ignoring the further 3 miles below the desert surface.). How do you calculate the volume ?

Australia has a population of 20,434,176 (July 2007 est.)


If it was carved up amongst Australians how much (cu ft) would each one get

[jno]

start by putting it all into imperial (miles, feet etc) or all into metric. Then multiply them together for a cubic measurement, pr9bably in feet or metres. Then divide by the 20 million. There should be a calculator on your computer.

[sarah_louise]

Thanks. The question was written badly. The shape is not a box but like half an airship. (is it ellipsoidal ? ) It is the formula for that shape that I meant.

[north star]

4/3 'pi' x 2.25 miles x 1.5 miles x 348 m x 0.5

you will have to convert to all metric or all imperial

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volume

[sarah_louise]

Wow !