Sean has a rectangular prism fish tank which holds 46.5 liters of water when filled to the top. If the base of the tank is 50 cm by 25 cm: If each fish requires 3000 cm of water, how many fish can fit in his tank?

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Sean has a rectangular prism fish tank which holds 46.5 liters of water when filled to the top. If  the base of the tank is 50 cm by 25 cm: If each fish requires 3000 cm of water, how many fish can fit in his tank?

anonymous · Answer

julia...what do u mean taht each fish occupy 3000cm of water....it must be 3000cm cube....bcozit is volume

anonymous · Answer

*that

dumbcow · Answer

convert 46.5 L to cm^3 then divide by 3000
1L = 1000 cm^3
num of fish = 46500/3000 = 15

anonymous · Answer

Thanks for making it  crystal clear dumbcow.