Michael is buying a fish tank for his friend’s birthday.

Question

The tank is 14 ½ X 8 ¾ X 10 ⅕ inches. His friend lives in another state so he will need to mail it. In order to protect the fish tank Michael is buying a special plastic wrap to wrap around it. How much plastic wrap will he need assuming he will need to cover all 6 sides? Michael’s friend plans to fill the fish tank 9/10 of the way with water. How much water will his friend need?

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Answer 1

14.5 , 8.75, and 10.2 are the decimal equivalent dimensions.

The surface area is 2*14.5*8.75 + 2*8.75*10.2 + 2*14.5*10.2 = 728.05

The volume is 14.5*8.75*10.2 = 1294.125

9/10=90% of that is 1164.7125