nadie wants to fill her rectangular fish tank with water. the fish tank measures 2 ft wide,1 ft long, and 1.5 ft high. the water level in her fish tank need to be .25 ft. she uses a bucket that holds 1.25 cubic ft of water. how many buckets does nadie need.
nadie wants to fill her rectangular fish tank with water. the fish tank measures 2 ft wide,1 ft long, and 1.5 ft high. the water level in her fish tank need to be .25 ft. she uses a bucket that holds 1.25 cubic ft of water. how many buckets does nadie need.
First, we need to figure the volume of the fish tank. But, before we do that, you say "the fish tank needs to be .25 ft. I assume you to mean that the water level in the fish tank will .25 ft below the very top of the fish tank. I f that's right, then we need to reduce the height by 1.5 - .25 ft=1.25 ft. So now, we find the volume of the fish tank that will be filled with water as follows: 1.25H X 1L X 2W=2.5 cubic feet. This is the volume of water needed.
Since Nadie's bucket only holds 1.25 cubic ft, then she will need=2.5 / 1.25=2 buckets to fill the fish tank.
