Question

Jake has a container in the shape of a rectangular prism. The base of the container is 30 centimeters long and 20 centimeters wide. Jake pours 0.5 gallons of water into the container. How high, in centimeters, will the water reach in the container? Note that 1 gallon is approximately equal to 3.8 liters and 1cm3 of volume can hold 1 milliliter of water.

Answer 1

3.16cm

Explanation:

Given that

1gallon=3.8liters

0.5gallon=x

x=0.5*3.8

x=1.9liters

we know that 1liter is 1000cm^3

1.9liter is x

x=1900cm^3

Now we have the volume of water poured in cm^3

the volume of a rectangular prism is

volume=l*w*h

1900=30*20*h

1900=600h

h=1900/600

h= 3.16cm