SOLUTION: A solid metal cube of side 6 inches is placed in a rectangular tank whose length, width, and height are 1, 2, and 3 feet. What is the volume, in cubic units, of water that the tank

Question 222417: A solid metal cube of side 6 inches is placed in a rectangular tank whose length, width, and height are 1, 2, and 3 feet. What is the volume, in cubic units, of water that the tank can now hold?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First, note that 12 in = 1 ft. So the side of the cube is ft.

Let's find the volume of the cube: . So the volume of the cube is of a cubic foot.

Now find the volume of the tank: . So the tank is 6 cubic feet.

Now subtract the volume of the cube from the volume of the tank: .

So the tank can now hold 5.875 cubic feet of water.
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