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    A Fish Tank Is A Right Rectangular Prism Measuring 40cm X 80cm X 30cm Deep. If The Water Is Filled To Within 2cm Of The Top, How Many Liters Are In The Tank?

    A fish tank is a right rectangular prism measuring 40cm x 80cm x 30cm deep. If the water is filled to within 2cm of the top, how many liters of water are in the tank? I don't understand; please help.

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    Raimi

    A right rectangular prism is nothing but a rectangular box! So the volume of a box is length x breadth x depth = 40 x 80 x 30 = 96000 cubic feet.
    Now the box is filled 2 cm below the top, ie. 30-2 = 28 cms.
    So total water in the tank = 40 x 80 x 28 = 89600 cc = 89.6 liters

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