A fish tank has a length of 4 feet and width of 18 inches. The fish tank is 3 feet high and is filled to within 4 inches of the top of the tank. What is the volume of water in t…

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Nikos Karampatziakis · Answer 1 · 2021-03-07T04:38:20+0000

Answer:
$V=2\ ft^3$

Explanation:

Given

Length of fish tank
$L=4\ ft$

Width of fish tank
$W=18\ in\approx 1.5\ ft$

Height of fish tank
$H=3\ ft$

Fish tank is filled up to a height of
$h=4\ in.\approx (1)/(3)\ ft$

Now volume of water in fish tank
=L* W* h

V=4* 1.5* (1)/(3)

$V=2\ ft^3$