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A rectangular bathtub has a depth of 24 in., a width of 24 in., and a length of 60 in. If the tub is filled up to

3 inches below the top, how much water is in the tub?

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Answer:

The amount of water is
30,240in^3

Explanation:

This problem bothers on the mensuration of solid shapes, a rectangular prism in the form of a bathtub.

Given data

depth of bathtub= 24 in

width of bathtub= 24 in

length of bathtub= 60 in

the volume of water in the bathtub is a function of the depth of water in relation with the dimension of the bathtub.

the depth of water is 3 in below the the top

hence the depth of water (24 in- 3 in)= 21 in

the expression for the volume of water is given as


volume= length* width*depth\\volume= 60*24*21=30,240in^3

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