An aquarium is 36 inches long, 24 inches wide and 16 inches tall. The aquarium is filled with distilled water to a level of 12 i

Question

2 years ago

13

An aquarium is 36 inches long, 24 inches wide and 16 inches tall. The aquarium is filled with distilled water to a level of 12 i

nches. If a cubic foot of distilled water weighs 62.4 pounds, how many pounds of water are in the aquarium? Express your answer as a decimal correct to tenths place

Mathematics

1 answer:

Umnica [9.8K] · Answer 1 · 2023-10-04T01:09:36+03:00

the mass of water in the aquarium is 374.4 lb

<h3>How many pounds of water are in the aquarium?</h3>

We know that the aquarium is 36 inches long, 24 inches wide, and the height of water inside it is 12 inches.

Then the volume of water in the aquarium is:

V = (36 in)*(24 in)*(12in) = 10,368 in^3

Now let's write this in cubic feet, we know that:

1ft^3 = 1728 in^3

Then the volume in cubic feet is:

V = 10,368 in^3 = (10,368 )/(1728 ) ft^3 = 6 ft^3

And each cubic foot of that water weighs 62.4 pounds, then the mass of water in the aquarium is:

M = 6*62.4 lb = 374.4 lb

If you want to learn more about volume:

brainly.com/question/1972490

#SPJ1