How many liters of wine can be held in a wine barrel whose capacity is 28.0 gal? 1 gal = 4 qt = 3.7854 L. A) 1.35 × 10^-4 B) 0.135 C) 106 D) 7.40 × 10³ E) 7.40

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First, convert the gallons to liters using the conversion factor given:
28.0 gal x 4 qt/gal x 3.7854 L/qt = 397.6088 L
Therefore, the wine barrel can hold approximately 397.6088 L of wine.
However, since the answer choices are given in scientific notation, it is important to express the answer in this form as well. Round the answer to three significant figures and convert to scientific notation:
397.6088 L ≈ 3.98 x 10² L ≈ 1.0 x 10² L
Thus, the best choice is C) 106.

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