A container made of steel, which has a coefficient of linear expansion  11 ✕ 10−6 (°C)−1, has a volume of 46.0 gallons. The container is filled to the top with gasoline, which has a coefficient of volume expansion of 9.6 ✕ 10−4 (°C)−1, when the temperature is 10.0°C. If the temperature rises to 25.0°C, how much gasoline (in gal) will spill over the edge of the container?  gal

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A container made of steel, which has a coefficient of linear expansion 
11 ✕ 10−6 (°C)−1, has a volume of 46.0 gallons. The container is filled to the top with gasoline, which has a coefficient of volume expansion of 9.6 ✕ 10−4 (°C)−1, when the temperature is 10.0°C. If the temperature rises to 25.0°C, how much gasoline (in gal) will spill over the edge of the container?
 gal
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