SOLUTION: The student puts 3 inches of water into a tank. The tank is shaped like a rectangular prism with a length of 15 inches and a width of 12 inches,
Two part question
A. What is t
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Question 836592: The student puts 3 inches of water into a tank. The tank is shaped like a rectangular prism with a length of 15 inches and a width of 12 inches,
Two part question
A. What is the volume, in cubic inches, of the water the student puts into the tank?
B. the student is going to put more water into the tank. For every 1 inch of water he puts into the tank, the number of cubic inches of water in the tank increases by the number of square feet in the area of the base of the tank. Why is this correct?
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A: Volume = 15 in * 12 in * 3 in = 540 in^3
B: Incorrect, the number of cubic inches increases by the number of square *inches* in the area of the base. Suppose the area of the base is 
in^2. For every inch depth he puts in the tank, the volume increases by in^3.
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