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 + 1)(x – 7)2 represent?

The volume of each tank

The volume of all the tanks

The surface area of each tank

The total surface area of all the tanks

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 + 1)(x – 7)2 represent?

 The volume of each tank

 The volume of all the tanks

 The surface area of each tank

 The total surface area of all the tanks

muzzack · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

i am pretty sure that it is the volume of each tank

muzzack · Answer

thx