A pet shop had 8 identical fish tanks in the shape of rectangular prisms. The width and height of each tank was (x - 7) inches and the length was 8 inches more than its width. The expression below shows the maximum amount of water which all the tanks together can hold.

8(x + 1)(x - 7)2

What does the factor (x - 7)2 represent?

The total base area of all the tanks

The total surface area of each tank

The area of the rectangular base of each tank

The area of a square shaped side of the tank

Question

A pet shop had 8 identical fish tanks in the shape of rectangular prisms. The width and height of each tank was (x - 7) inches and the length was 8 inches more than its width. The expression below shows the maximum amount of water which all the tanks together can hold.

8(x + 1)(x - 7)2

What does the factor (x - 7)2 represent?

 The total base area of all the tanks

 The total surface area of each tank

 The area of the rectangular base of each tank

 The area of a square shaped side of the tank

anonymous · Answer

rectangular prism is a box.

anonymous · Answer

(x-7)^2, where x-7 is width and x-7 is also a height. so it would be area of rectangle formed by width and height of the box.

anonymous · Answer

@katherine.ok so, C,  The area of the rectangular base of each tank?

anonymous · Answer

why do you think it is a base? it is a rectangle formed by width and height. IT CANT BE BASE.

anonymous · Answer

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