document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=872807>Question 872807</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A tropical fish tank at an aquarium is 4 feet high and has a volume of 500ft^3. The length of the tank is twice the width. What is the width of the tank to the nearest tenth of a foot?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=width of tank<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=length of tank<BR>\n" );
document.write( "volume=length*width*height<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x*x*4=500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x^2=500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2=500/8=62.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=&#8730;62.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=7.9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width of the tank=7.9 ft </SPAN>\n" );
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