SOLUTION: A rectangular tank 6m wide 12m long and 18m high is 2/3 full water. If 120m^3 of water is added, how much (in percent) is the tank filled with water?

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Question 1143511: A rectangular tank 6m wide 12m long and 18m high is 2/3 full water. If 120m^3 of water is added, how much (in percent) is the tank filled with water?
Answer by ikleyn(52790)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The volume of the tank is  6*12*18 = 1296 cubic meters.


It was 2/3 full water -- hence, the water volume was   = 864 cubic meters originally.


After adding 120 cubic meters of water, the water volume in the tank is

    864 + 120 = 984 cubic meters.


The percentage is   = 75.93%.      ANSWER


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