Question

A rectangular water tank measures 2.6m by 4.8m at the base and has water to a height of 0.4m LESS the
FULL HEIGHT. Find the volume of water in litres that is in the tank.
(2 Marks)​

Answer 1

Answer:

6

Step-by-step explanation:

First, let’s find the volume of the tank. This is a little tricky because it depends on what shape the water tank is. In this case, I will assume it’s cubic. We know the volume of a object is represented by the equation V=LWH, which tells that the volume is the product of the length, the width, and the height. In this case, the tank is 6 cubic meters.

Although we found the volume, this is not the answer we’re looking for because we’re trying to find how many liters are in the tank, not cubic meters. The dictionary defines liter as equal to “1,000 cubic centimeters.” In that case, we convert the cubic meters to cubic centimeters, leaving us with 6,000,000 cubic centimeters. With our prior definition, we can divide 6,000,000 by 1,000 to get 6,000.

Finally, assuming the tank is cubic, there can be at most 6,000 liters in a 3 x 2 x 1 tank.