SOLUTION: Valeria is filling her new fish tank with water. The tank measures 36 inches by 13 inches by 24 inches. She has a 3-gallon bucket that she can fill at the sink and then pour into t
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Question 1063100: Valeria is filling her new fish tank with water. The tank measures 36 inches by 13 inches by 24 inches. She has a 3-gallon bucket that she can fill at the sink and then pour into the tank.
What is the minimum number of times Valeria needs to fill (or partially fill) the 3-gallon bucket in order to completely fill her fish tank? (Hint: There are 231 cubic inches in a gallon.)
She needs to fill up the 3-gallon bucket at least __________ times in order to completely fill her tank. Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The volume of the tank is 36*13*24=11,232 in^3
divided by 693=cubic inches in 3 gallons.
16.207 times rounded up to 17 times. ANSWER
That would be 51 gallons, or 11,781 in^3.
