Question

An aquarium in the shape of a right rectangular prism is 12.5 inches long, 6 inches wide and 8 inches high. What is the total amount of water needed, to the nearest cubic inch, to fill 90% of the aquarium with water?

Answer 1

Answer:

The total amount of water needed is 540 cubic inches.

Step-by-step explanation:

A cubic prism has three dimension. Lenght l, width w and height h.

It's volume is:

$V = l*w*h$

In this question:

$l = 12.5, w = 6, h = 8$

Dimensions in inches, so the volume will be in cubic inches.

$V = 12.5*6*8 = 600$

The volume is 600 cubic inches.

What is the total amount of water needed, to the nearest cubic inch, to fill 90% of the aquarium with water?

This is 90% of 600. So

0.9*600 = 540

The total amount of water needed is 540 cubic inches.