Question

To make an open fish tank, a glass sheet of 2 mm gauge is used. The outer length, breadth and height of the tank are 60.4 cm, 40.4 cm and 40.2 cm respectively. How much maximum volume of water will be contained in it ?

Answer 1

Given: Thickness of the glass = 2 mm, 

outer length of the tank = 60.4 cm, 

outer breadth of the tank = 40.4 cm, 

outer height of the tank = 40.2 cm 

To find: Volume of water fish tank contains 

Solution:

i. Thickness oldie glass = 2 mm.

= cm 

= 0.2 cm

Outerlengthofthetank = 60.4 cm 

∴ Inner length oldie tank (l) = Outer length – thickness oldie glass on both sides 

= 60.4 – 0.2 – 0.2 

= 60cm 

Outer breadth oldie tank = 40.4 cm 

∴ Inner breadth of the tank (b) = 40.4 – 0.2 – 0.2 = 40 cm 

Outer height of the tank = 40.2 cm 

∴Inner height of the tank (h) = 40.2 – 0.2 

= 40 cm

ii. Maximum volume of water that can be contained in the tank = volume of the tank 

= l x b x h 

= 60 x 40 x 40 

= 96000 cubic cm. 

∴ The fishtank can contain maximum of 96000 cubic cm. water in it.