Kelly has a rectangular fish aquarium that measures 18 inches long, 8 inches wide, and 12 inches tall.
a. what is the maximum amount of water the aquarium can hold?
b. if kelly wanted to put a protective covering on the four glass walls of the aquarium, how big does the cover have to be?

a) The maximum amount of water the aquarium can hold is 1728 in³.

b) The cover has to be 624 in² big.

Step-by-step explanation:

a) The maximum volume of water that the aquarium can have is the same as the volume of the aquarium:

V=L×W×H=18 in × 8 in × 12 in= 1728 in³

b) The protective covering is used on the four walls of the aquarium. We have to find the areas of the four walls:

One of them is given by the multiplication of the width and the height:

A₁= W×H= 8 in × 12 in=96 in²

The other area is given by the multiplication of the length and the height:

A₂= L×H= 18 in × 12 in= 216 in²

As the fish aquarium is rectangular the area of the walls is given by:

=2×96 in²+2×216 in²=624 in²

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