Question

The density of a fish tank is 0.5 fish per feet3. There are 30 fish in the tank. What is the volume of the tank

Answer 1

Answer:Instead of dividing the diameter by two to get the radius, the coworker multiplied the diameter by two, getting a value of 340 feet for the radius. Here’s the incorrect calculation:

volume of a cylinder ≈ 3.14 × (radius)2 × height

= 3.14 × (340 ft)2 × (60 ft)

= 3.14 × (115,600 ft2) × (60 ft)

= 21,779,040 ft3

Explanation:

Answer 2

60 cubic feet.

Explanation:

The fish are 0.5 per cubic foot. This means 1 fish occupies 2 cubic feet. So if there are 30 fishes then there must be 60 cubic feet.