Question: i dont understand how we got the formulas and i don't understand why in the first one we ignored the atmospheric pressure please someone explain

i dont understand how we got the formulas and i don't understand why in the first one we ignored the atmospheric pressure please someone explain with details o don't ynderstand this chaoyer at allExample 9-206
Oil-Water Tank
Origin: Textbook
Compute the gage pressure at the bottom of the oil and water tank. The specific gravity of oil is 0.8.
Solution
The hydrostatic equation states that
p1o+z1=p2o+z2
p2w+z2=p3w+z3
The pressure at the interface is then p2=w(-z2)I=9.81(0.9)
The pressure at the bottom of the tank is
p3=p2+o(z2-z3)=-oz2+w(z2-z3)=-0.8(9.81)(-0.9)+9.81(-0.9+3)=27.7kPa
i dont understand how we got the formulas and i

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