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She says that the coffee cup fountain actually holds about 400 gallons of coffee.
The newscaster claims that if the coffee fountain really broke, the 400 gallons of coffee would cover the
equivalent of half a city block.
You look up some information.
• One gallon of water covers about 13.8 square feet.
• Near the mall, an average city block is about 300 feet by 300 feet.
Assume the fountain holds 400 gallons of coffee. Using the information given, determine whether the
newscaster's claim is correct.
• Construct an argument that supports or refutes the newscaster's claim.
Include mathematics to support your argument.

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Since the area 400 gallons will cover, 5520 square feet is less than the area of half a city block which is 45000 square feet, the Newscasters claim is wrong.

What is the area of the city block?

The area of the city block is calculated from the product of the dimensions provided:

The city block is in form of a square, hence it's area = side × side

Dimension of city block = 300 feet by 300 feet.

Area of city block = 90000 square feet

Half of area of city block = 45000 square feet

1 gallon covers 13.8 square feet

400 gallons will cover = 400 × 13.8 = 5520 square feet

The area 400 gallons of coffee will cover is less than 45000 square feet.

Therefore, the news caster's claim is wrong.

Learn more about area at: https://brainly.com/question/3948796

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