Question

Rose has a fish tank in the shape of a rectangular prism. The fish tank has a length of 20 inches and a width of 10 inches Rose pours 15 gallons of water into the fish tank How

hoh, to the nearest tenth of an inch, will the water reach in the tank

photo cubic foot of volume holds approximately 746 gallons of water

inches

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Answer 1

17.3 in

Explanation:

Given the following :

Length of tank = 20 inches

Width of tank = 10 inches

Amount of water poured into tank = 15 gallons

Volume(V) of tank (rectangular prism)

V = Length × width × height

Height = h

1 gallon = 231 inch³

15 gallons = (231 × 15) = 3465 in³

Hence V = 3465 in³

3465in³ = 20 in × 10 in × h

3465 in³ = 200h

h = 3465 / 200

h = 17.325 in

Height = 17.3 in ( nearest tenth)