Question

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.How many more mL of water could be added to the container before it overflows?

Answer 1

`5400cm^(3)` more water could be added to the container before the container overflows

Explanation:

The volume of the rectangular container is got by multiplying its given dimensions: Length X breadth X height

This will be 30 X 20 X 24 =
`14400 cm^(3)`

To find the volume of water inside the rectangular container, we will use the new height for our computation of volumes, keeping the length and breadth of the cylinder the same.

This will be
`30 * 20 * 15 =9000 cm^(3)`

The volume of water needed to be added until the container overflows will be got by subtracting the volume of water present in the container from the total volume of the container

`14400 - 9000 =5400cm^(3)`

Note 1
`cm^(3)= 1 ml`