Problema Solution

Samuel wants to fill his fish tank with water.His tank is 21 centimeters deep, 15 centimeters wide, and 18 centimeters long. If Samuel's pitcher only holds 1000 cubic centimeters of water at a time, how many times must Samuel fill the pitcher ?

Answer provided by our tutors

the volume of the Samuels fish tank is


V = 21*15*18


V = 5670 cm^3


the pitcher holds 1000 cm^3


since 5670/1000 = 5.67


he has to fill the pitcher 6 times.