Question

Emily got a new fish tank for her pet betta fish.

The tank is shaped like a rectangular prism that
is 48 centimeters long, 30 centimeters wide,
and 30 centimeters high. She is filling the tank
with water from a faucet flowing at a rate of 7.2
liters, or 7,200 cubic centimeters, per minute.
How many minutes will it take Emily to fill the
tank?
Write your answer as a whole number or
decimal. Do not round.

Answer 1

Answer: 6 minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

To start off, we'll need the volume of the fish tank.

Volume of a rectangular block = (length)*(width)*(height)

V = L*W*H

V = 48*30*30

V = 43,200

The volume of the tank is 43,200 cubic cm.

Divide this over the flow rate of 7200 cubic cm per minute to get

(43,200)/(7200) = 6

It will take Emily 6 minutes to completely fill the tank.