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A rectangular container that has a length of 30 cm, a width of 20 cm, and a height of 24 cm is filled with water to a depth of 15 cm. When an additional 6.5 liters of water are poured into the container, some water overflows

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Answer:

Explanation:

1.1 L

Given:

A rectangular container that has:

a length of 30 cm,

a width of 20 cm, and

a height of 24 cm

It is filled with water to a depth of 15 cm.

When an additional 6.5 L of water are poured into the container, some water overflows.

Question:

How many liters of water overflow the container?

The Process:

Step-1: calculate the volume of rectangular container

The volume of rectangular container is 14,400 cm³, then converted to 14,4 L.

Step-2: calculate the volume of water filled in the container to a depth of 15 cm

The volume of water filled is 9,000³ cm, then converted to 9 L.

Step-3: calculate the volume of water overflow when an additional 6.5 L of water is poured into a container.

The volume of water overflow equals the initial water volume is added to the additional water volume then subtracted by the container volume.

The volume of water overflow =

Thus, the volume of water overflow of the container is 1.1 L.

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