Question

The dimensions of an aquarium are 17 in long, 9 in wide and 11 in tall. How much glass do they need to buy

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

To calculate the amount of glass needed for the aquarium, we need to find the surface area of each side and then add them together.

The aquarium has 6 sides:
- 2 sides that are 17 in by 11 in (top and bottom)
- 2 sides that are 9 in by 11 in (front and back)
- 2 sides that are 17 in by 9 in (left and right)

Calculating the surface area for each side:
- Top/bottom: 17 in * 11 in = 187 sq in (x2 = 374 sq in)
- Front/back: 9 in * 11 in = 99 sq in (x2 = 198 sq in)
- Left/right: 17 in * 9 in = 153 sq in (x2 = 306 sq in)

Adding the surface areas of all sides together:
374 sq in + 198 sq in + 306 sq in = 878 sq in

Thus, they will need to buy 878 square inches of glass for the aquarium.