Question

Marie's pet turtle, Speedy, is getting too big for his tank! So, Marie bought a new tank

shaped like a rectangular prism. The new tank is 2 feet long, 1 foot wide, and 11 feet high.
What is the volume of the tank?
Write your answer as a whole number, proper fraction, or mixed number.
Please help ive been doing this for 5 hours

Answer 1

Volume = 3¾ ft³

Explanation:

Volume of the tank = Volume of a rectangular prism

= Length*Width*Height

Volume = 2½ × 1 × 1½

Convert to improper fraction

Volume = ⁵/2 × 1 × ³/2

Volume = (5 × 1 × 3) / (2 × 2)

Volume = 15/4

Volume = 3¾ ft³