Organic Gardening magazine, describing how to improve your garden's soil, said, "Since a 6-inch layer of soil in a 100-square-foot plot weighs about 45,000 pounds, adding 230 pounds of compost will give you an instant 5% organicmatter."

Water weighs about 62 pounds per cubic foot. There are 50 cubic feet in a garden layer 100 square feet in area and 6 inches deep. What would 50 cubic feet of waterweigh?

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