SOLUTION: an aquarium is 22 inches long 12 inches wide and24 inches high.the volume of the water in it is 1584 cubic inches. what is the height of the water? I cannot set up an equation for

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Question 254978: an aquarium is 22 inches long 12 inches wide and24 inches high.the volume of the water in it is 1584 cubic inches. what is the height of the water? I cannot set up an equation for this. Help!
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
volume =L*w*h
They are tricking you by telling you the height of the aquarium.
We don't care. We want the height of the water. But your answer h shouldn't be over 24 inches the height of the aquarium.
1584=22*12*h
(1584)/(22*12)=h
Solve for h
I hope there are no fish in it because there is very little water.