Please help me! Riley noticed an aquarium in his mother’s office. The aquarium has the dimensions 16 in. by 8.5 in. by 10.5 in. The formula for volume is: V = l x w x h (a) Rile…

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Riley noticed an aquarium in his mother’s office. The aquarium has the dimensions 16 in. by 8.5 in. by 10.5 in. The formula for volume is: V = l x w x h

(a) Riley noticed that the aquarium was three-fourths full of water. How many more cubic inches of water would be required to fill the tank? Show your work.

(b) Another aquarium in the building has dimensions that are each triple the dimensions of the aquarium in Riley’s mother’s office. Riley thought that the volume would also triple. Is Riley correct? How many times greater is the volume of the larger aquarium than the volume of the smaller one? Show your work and explain your reasoning.

(c) Riley also thought that the surface area would triple. Is Riley correct? How many times greater is the surface area of the larger aquarium than the surface area of the smaller one? Show your work and explain your reasoning. Answer