Eve needs to purchase a fish tank with a volume of 3 cubic feet for her ruby discus. the tank must be 24 inches long and 18 inches wide. given these dimensions, what should be the height, in inches, of the tank?
a. 14 inches
b. 12 inches
c. 39 inches
d. 2 inches

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anonymous · Answer

First convert feet to inches
Then plug in and solve
V= L * W * H

anonymous · Answer

27 = (1.5) (2) x all in feet
x = 9

anonymous · Answer

Oops miss read 
3= (1.5) (2) x all in feet 
x = 1 feet = 12 inch

anonymous · Answer

1ft=12in
1ft^3=12^3in^3=1728 in^3
1728=24*18*H
H=1728/(24*18)
H=4

anonymous · Answer

1 cubic feet is equal to 1728 cubic inches.. so

3*1728=24*18*h
h=12 inches

anonymous · Answer

hahaha, my bad. I forgot to multiply by 3. LeopoldBr is right

anonymous · Answer

K thanks everybody :)