SOLUTION: Jeremy has a fish tank that has a 40-cm by 70-cm rectangular
base. The water is 25 cm deep. When he drops rocks
into the tank, the water goes up by 2 cm. What is the volume
in l
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Question 194002: Jeremy has a fish tank that has a 40-cm by 70-cm rectangular
base. The water is 25 cm deep. When he drops rocks
into the tank, the water goes up by 2 cm. What is the volume
in liters of the rocks?
can someone help i am trying to help my sis with some work but have forgotten all this stuff thank you
Answer by vleith(2983) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Fish tank is rectangular. Adding the rocks results in a rise of 2cm.
So adding the rock displaced enough water to fill a "slice" that is 2cm x 40cm x 70cm
The volume in that slice is
cubic cm
1 Liter is 1000cc, so the rock has a volume of 5.6 liters.
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