Ebonae's fish tank holds 40 gallons. How many quarts does the fish tank hold?

1 Answer

Ebonae's fish tank holds 160160 quarts.

Explanation:

You can solve this by logic.

Each gallon is equal to 44 quarts.

11 gallon = 44 quarts

therefore
4040 gallons = 4(40)4(40) quarts

4040 gallons = 160160 quarts larr answer

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You can also solve this as a Dimensional Analysis problem

(4 quarts)/cancel(gallon) xx 40 cancel(gallons) = 4 xx 40 quarts =160 quarts4 quartsgallon×40 gallons=4×40 quarts=160 quarts larr same answer

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A 4040 gallon aquarium is often called a "breeder aquarium."

Here's a video of a 4040-gallon aquarium

It's 3636 inches wide by 1818 inches high by 1616 inches deep.