Question

The volume of an aquarium for one fish is 384 cubic inches. The height of the aquarium is 6 inches. The base is a square. What are the dimensions of the base?

Answer 1

Answer:

$Length=8\ inches,\ Width=8\ inches,\ Height=6\ inches$

Step-by-step explanation:

Let length of the aquarium$=a$

Since base is square, length and width of the aquarium will be same.

Width$=a$

$Volume\ of\ cuboid=Length\times Width\times Height\\\\a\times a\times 6=384\\\\6a^2=384\\\\a^2=\frac{384}{6}\\\\a^2=64\\\\a=8\\\\Length=8\ inches,\ Width=8\ inches,\ Height=6\ inches$