Fred has just purchased a small rectangular fish tank that holds 924 milliliters of water. The tank has a length of 14 cm and a height of 12 cm.

What is the width of the fish tank?

(1 milliliter is equal to 1 cubic centimeter)

Question

Fred has just purchased a small rectangular fish tank that holds 924 milliliters of water. The tank has a length of 14 cm and a height of 12 cm. 

What is the width of the fish tank?

(1 milliliter is equal to 1 cubic centimeter)

zpupster · Answer

V= length x width x height
lets plug in the values
924 = 14 x W x 12
924 = 168W  -------multiplying 14 x 12
next divide both sides by 168 leaving W by itself

zpupster · Answer

W=???
the units are ok because 1 ml =cm3