. A cube-shaped aquarium has edges that are 3 ft long. The aquarium is filled with water that has a density of 62 Ib/ft^3. Should the aquarium be placed on a table that can support a maximum weight of 200 lb? Explain why or why not.
1 Answer
May 14, 2018
No, since the filled aquarium weights a lot more than
Explanation:
The first thing we need to know is what is the volume that our aquarium can hold. Since we know it has a side of 3 ft, we multiply that by itself three times:
So, now, we have that the density of water is
Since