Question

A certain species of fish require 1.5 cubic feet of water per fish to maintain a healthy environment. Find the maximum number of fish you could put in a tank measuring 9 feet by 4 feet by 8 feet. 8 feet 9 feet 4 feet fish

Answer 1

the fish tank is a cuboid:

so volume of cuboid = wlh

v=4x9x8

v=288

1 fish requires 1.5 cubic feet

x fish requires 288 cubic feet

just cross mulitiply

288=1.5x

x=192

so the answer is 192 fishes