Question

The diagram shows a partly filled oil tank

width=2
length=5
height =3
the depth of oil in the tank is 1.2m
1 cubic metre is equivalent to 1000 litres
work out the quantity of oil in the tank
give your answer in litres

Answer 1

12,000 Litres

Explanation:

The tank is rectangular with given dimensions.

The quantity of oil is the volume of oil given by:

Volume of Oil = length * width * height of oil (depth)

Hence,

Volume of oil = 5 * 2 * 1.2 = 12 cubic meters

Since 1 cubic meters = 1000 liters, we have:

12 (1000 Liters) = 12,000 Liters