a child's rectangular pool holds 480 cubic feet of water what is the depth of the pool if its length is 30 feet and its width is 16

Question

Can't figure out

Answer 1

This is a volume problem

 

V = lenght * width * height (or depth)

 

V = 30 * 16 * x

 

480 = 480x

 

x = 1  - so the depth of the water is 1 foot

Answer 2

So, volume (V) is equal to length times width times depth (or height).

 

In equation form:

 

 

V= l x w x d

 

Note what is given to you in the problem.  You should be able to solve from here.