Question

HELP PLEASE Jane poured 12 cups of water into a rectangular container measuring 12 inches by 8 inches by 9 centimeters.

[1 cup = 14.44 cubic inches; 1 inch = 2.54 cm]

Part A: What is the maximum volume of water that the rectangular container can hold? Show your work. (3 points)

Part B: How many cubic inches of water was poured into the container? (3 points)

Part C: What was the height of the water in the container? Show your work. (4 points)

Measurement is given as length by width by height.

Answer 1

i really need help with part c

Answer 2

will give medal

Answer 3

If you have found the volume of water poured in, then you can use V=length*width*height.

Answer 4

I would assume that length and width are 12 in and 8 in.

Answer 5

Solve for height.

Answer 6

how would i solve for height

Answer 7

Volume/(length*width)=height

Answer 8

so volume/96=height

Answer 9

Yup, as long as your volume is in cubic inches.

Answer 10

i dont know what the volume is

Answer 11

Oh, I thought you only needed help with part c, sorry.

Answer 12

yea im sorry to i thought thats all i needed help with sorry

Answer 13

*too

Answer 14

Since you know you poured in 12 cups, and 1 cups =14.44 cubic inches, you can convert to cubic inches of water by 12 cups *(14.44 cubic inches/1 cup)= ? cubic inches.

Answer 15

We are multiplying by a factor of 1 so we don't change the value, just the unit.

Answer 16

173.28 / 96 = height

Answer 17

Good job!

Answer 18

so 1.80 is height

Answer 19

thank youuuuuuuu

Answer 20

Yup, no worries.