Alex has a bucket in the shape of a cylinder. The diameter of the bucket is 12 inches and its height is 11.25 inches. How many buckets would it take to fill an empty aquarium with 65 gallons of water? Show your work. Enter your answer and work in the space provided.
Alex has a bucket in the shape of a cylinder. The diameter of the bucket is 12 inches and its height is 11.25 inches. How many buckets would it take to fill an empty aquarium with 65 gallons of water? Show your work. Enter your answer and work in the space provided.
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Chapter10: Measurement, Area, And Volume
Section10.7: Volumes Of Prisms And Cylinders
Problem 13E
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Alex has a bucket in the shape of a cylinder. The diameter of the bucket is 12 inches and its
height is 11.25 inches. How many buckets would it take to fill an empty aquarium with 65
gallons of water? Show your work.
Enter your answer and work in the space provided.
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Transcribed Image Text:Alex bought a new aquarium. He is in the process of setting it up. The aquarium is in the
shape of a right rectangular prism and the dimensions, in inches, are 36- x 19 × 24-
During the set-up, Alex fills the aquarium with 6, 039 in³ of water.
Part A
What percent of the volume of the aquarium is filled with water? Round your answer to the
nearest whole percent.
Enter your answer in the space provided.
35
%
Part B
The aquarium is advertised as being able to hold a maximum of 65 gallons of water as the
aquarium is not meant to be completely filled with water. Assume Alex fills the aquarium to its
maximum capacity. Based on the dimensions of the aquarium, what percent of the aquarium
should not be filled with water? Round your answer to the nearest whole percent.
1 gallon = 231 cubic inches
Enter your answer in the space provided.
%
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