SOLUTION: A rectangular pool takes 900ft3 of water to fill up. If it measures 10ft wide and 15ft long, how deep must the pool be, assuming that there is 1ft extra room between top o the wa

Algebra ->  Surface-area -> SOLUTION: A rectangular pool takes 900ft3 of water to fill up. If it measures 10ft wide and 15ft long, how deep must the pool be, assuming that there is 1ft extra room between top o the wa      Log On


   

Question 1135144: A rectangular pool takes 900ft3 of water to fill up. If it measures 10ft wide and 15ft long, how deep must the pool be, assuming that there is 1ft extra room between top o the water and pool edge?
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.
The pool must be  900%2F%2810%2A15%29+%2B+1 = 6 + 1 = 7 feet deep.

Answered and solved.