You are designing a large, rectangular fish tank for your tropical fish. The length will be 1 yard 3 inches, the width will be 1.5 feet, and the height will be 20 inches. Part A (1 point) Find the volume of the fish tank in cubic inches. The volume is cubic inches. Question 2 Part B Your math teacher tells you that your fish tank will have a capacity of about 976 cups. You have a total of 30 tropical fish. For them to flourish in a fish tank, there needs to be an average of 2 gallons of water for each fish. (1 point) Convert 976 cups to gallons. 976 cups equals gallons.
Part A:
To find the volume of the fish tank in cubic inches, first convert all the measurements to inches:
- 1 yard 3 inches = 39 + 3 = 42 inches
- 1.5 feet = 1.5 x 12 = 18 inches
- 20 inches
Volume = length x width x height
Volume = 42 inches x 18 inches x 20 inches
Volume = 15120 cubic inches
Therefore, the volume of the fish tank is 15120 cubic inches.
Part B:
To convert cups to gallons, first note that 1 gallon is equal to 16 cups.
976 cups รท 16 cups/gallon = 61 gallons
Therefore, 976 cups equals 61 gallons.