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Mr. Wright needs to buy a water tank for his classroom. The tank must fit inside a storage box that is shaped like a cube with side lengths of 20 feet. Water tanks are available in cylinders, cones, square pyramids, and spheres. Mr. Wright wants to buy the tank that has the largest capacity… What shape should he buy?

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Answer:

square pyramids

Explanation:

Square pyramids because they have corners and the storage box is shaped like a cube. If he gets things with rounded edges, then there will be empty space between each water tank.

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