Pau’s pool has an area of 615 square feet. It is 20 1/2 feet wide and 5 1/2 feet deep. The pool is a rectangular. How much water will it hold if filled to the top?
volume = base * height = 615 * 5.5
It doesn't really matter how wide it is, since you already have the area.
sorry dude i'm not good at math
To find out how much water the pool will hold when filled to the top, we need to calculate the volume of the pool.
The formula to compute the volume of a rectangular shape is:
Volume = Length × Width × Depth
In this case, we have the width and depth of the pool, but we need to find the length. Since the pool is rectangular, the length will be along the side opposite the width.
Given:
Area of the pool = 615 square feet
Width = 20 1/2 feet
Depth = 5 1/2 feet
To find the length, we can use the formula for area of a rectangle, which is:
Area = Length × Width
Substituting the known values:
615 square feet = Length × 20.5 feet
To solve for the length, we divide both sides by 20.5:
Length = 615 square feet / 20.5 feet
Length = 30 feet
Now that we have the length, we can calculate the volume of the pool using the formula:
Volume = Length × Width × Depth
Substituting the known values:
Volume = 30 feet × 20.5 feet × 5.5 feet
Calculating this, we get:
Volume = 3367.5 cubic feet
Therefore, Pau's pool will hold 3367.5 cubic feet of water when filled to the top.