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Arthuro purchased the tank for his aquarium turtle. The tank has a length of 5 feet, a width of 4 feet and a height of h feet. Arturo poured in 75 cubic feet of water in the tank to fill the tank half way. What is the value of h, the height of the tank, in feet?

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Given data:

The length of the tank is l=5 feet.

The width of the tank is b=4 feet.

The half volume of the tank is V=75 cubic-feet.

The expression for the half volume is,


V=(1)/(2)(l* b* h)

Substitute the given values in the above expression.


\begin{gathered} (75\text{ cubic-ft)=}(1)/(2)(5\text{ ft)(4 ft)(h)} \\ h=7.5\text{ ft} \end{gathered}

Thus, the height of the tank is 7.5 feet.

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