Question

The number of tropical fish that an aquarium can hold depends on the volume of the fish tank. the interior dimensions of the fish tank are 25 cm, 30 cm, and 39 cm. each fish requires 10,000 cubic centimeters of water. how many tropical fish will this fish tank hold?

Answer 1

So first, you need to find the volume of the tank. 25*30*39=29250 cubic cm. If each fish requires 10,000 cubic centimeters of water, you will need to divide 29,250 by 10,000. That would equal 2.925. So, even though it rounds up to 3, the 3rd fish would not have enough space. That leaves us to say that the tank can only hold 2 fish.