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?

A.) The total base area of all the tanks
B.) The total surface area of each tank
C.) The area of the rectangular base of each tank
D.) The area of a square-shaped side of the tank

Answer 1

the total surface of each tank

Answer 2

so b?

Answer 3

yes