SOLUTION: The interior dimensions of a rectangular fish tank are 4 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 2 feet high. The water level in the tank is 1 foot high. All of the water in this tank is poure
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Question 274828: The interior dimensions of a rectangular fish tank are 4 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 2 feet high. The water level in the tank is 1 foot high. All of the water in this tank is poured into an empty second tank. If the interior dimensions of the second tank are 3 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 4 feet high, what is the height of the water in the second tank?
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First tank volume of water:
4*3*1=12 ft^3 of water.
3*2*x=12
6x=12
x=12/6
x=2 ft. high is the water level in the second tank.
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