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Example Question #1 : Volume Of A Rectangular Solid
An aquarium takes the shape of a rectangular prism 60 centimeters high, 60 centimeters wide, and 120 centimeters long. One-fourth of a cubic meter of water is poured into the aquarium after it has been emptied. How much more water can it hold?
One cubic meter of water is equal to cubic centimeters; one-fourth of a cubic meter is 250,000 centimeters. The volume of the aquarium is
cubic centimeters.
Therefore, after having one-fourth of a cubic meter of water poured in, there is room left for
cubic centimeters of water.
Example Question #581 : Geometry And Graphs
A large aquarium has a rectangular base nine meters square and is ten and one-half meters high. The eight inlet pipes used to fill the aquarium does so at a rate of 200 liters per minute each. To the nearest hour, how long does it take for all eight pipes working together to fill the aquarium to 80% capacity?
You will need the conversion factor 1 liter = 1,000 cubic centimeters.
The aquarium is a rectangular prism with dimensions 9 meters by 9 meters by 10.5 meters, each of which can be converted to centimeters by multiplying by 100. So the dimensions are 900 cm x 900 cm x 1,050 cm, and the volume is the product of the three, or
or
80% of this is
Each pipe fills the aquarium at 200 L per minute, so the eight pipes working together fill it at a rate of 1,600 L per minute. Divide, and the aquarium is filled at 80% capacity in
In hours, this is
so 7 hours is the correct response.
Example Question #2 : Volume Of A Rectangular Solid
If a swimming pool is rectangular, and its base area is 20 feet squared, what is the volume if the height of the pool is 8 feet?
The volume of the rectangular solid can be written as:
The length times width constitutes the base of the rectangular solid, and is given in the question.
Substitute the known dimensions into the formula.
The answer is:
Example Question #2 : Volume Of A Rectangular Solid
A rectangular wood block has the dimensions of 6 inches, 1 foot, and 8 inches. What is the volume in feet?
Convert all the dimensions into feet.
Write the formula for the volume of the block.
Substitute the dimensions and solve for volume.
The answer is:
Example Question #3 : Volume Of A Rectangular Solid
Find the volume of a rectangular wood block with a length of , width of , and a height of .
Write the formula for the volume of a rectangular prism.
Substitute the dimensions into the formula.
The answer is:
Example Question #3 : Volume Of A Rectangular Solid
Determine the volume of a brick in inches if its dimensions are 3 inches by 6 inches by 2 inches.
The volume of a rectangular prism can be represented as:
Substitute the dimensions into the formula.
Be sure that inches is cubed for volume.
The answer is:
Example Question #4 : Volume Of A Rectangular Solid
What is the volume of a brick with a length of 6 inches, width of 4 inches, and a height of 3 inches?
The volume of a brick is similar to finding the volume of a rectangular solid.
The volume for a rectangular solid is:
Substitute the dimensions.
The answer is:
Example Question #31 : 3 Dimensional Geometry
Find the volume of the rectangular solid with a length, width, and height of 4,5,and 6, respectively.
Write the volume for the rectangular solid.
Substitute the dimensions into the formula.
The answer is:
Example Question #3 : Volume Of A Rectangular Solid
Find the volume of a rectangular solid if the length, width, and height are 6, 12, and 20, respectively.
Write the volume for a rectangular solid.
Substitute the dimensions into the formula.
The answer is:
Example Question #4 : Volume Of A Rectangular Solid
What is the volume of a book with a length of 7 inches, width of 4 inches, and a height of 1 inches?
The book resembles a rectangular solid. Write the formula for the volume of a rectangular solid.
Substitute the dimensions into the equation.
The answer is:
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