I am lost as to how to solve this question. Would someone explain how to solve? On March 24, 1989, shortly after midnight, the oil tanker Exxon Valdez struck Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska, spilling 12.0 million gallons of crude oil.  Crude oil has a density of 0.84 g/mL.  If the oil slick that formed on the water had an average thickness of 4.00 mm, how big an area did the oil slick cover?  You can use whatever units you want to report the area.

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On March 24, 1989, shortly after midnight, the oil tanker Exxon Valdez struck Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska, spilling 12.0 million gallons of crude oil.  Crude oil has a density of 0.84 g/mL.  If the oil slick that formed on the water had an average thickness of 4.00 mm, how big an area did the oil slick cover?  You can use whatever units you want to report the area.

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