Cristian put a large rock on the bottom of the terrarium he made for his pet turtle. The rock is a right rectangular prism 10cm wide by 12cm long. The rock displaces 1800cm3 of water.How high is the rock?cm
Q. Cristian put a large rock on the bottom of the terrarium he made for his pet turtle. The rock is a right rectangular prism 10cm wide by 12cm long. The rock displaces 1800cm3 of water.How high is the rock?cm
Understand Problem: Understand the problem and identify the formula to use.The volume of a right rectangular prism is given by the formula V=lwh, where l is the length, w is the width, and h is the height. We are given the volume (V), the width (w), and the length (l), and we need to find the height (h).
Plug Values: Plug the known values into the volume formula and solve for the height h. We know that V=1800cm3, w=10cm, and l=12cm. The formula becomes 1800cm3=10cm×12cm×h.
Calculate Height: Calculate the height h by dividing the volume V by the product of the width w and the length l.h=l×wV=10cm×12cm1800cm3=120cm21800cm3=15cm.
Verify Calculation: Verify the calculation to ensure there are no math errors.Re-calculate the height using the formula: h=(10cm×12cm)1800cm3=120cm21800cm3=15cm. The calculation is correct.
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