Terry and Bob each have an aquarium. Terry's aquarium is 14 cm long, 12 cm high, and 10 cm wide. Bob's aquarium is 13 cm long, 15 cm high and 8 cm wide. Whose aquarium holds the larer volume of water? Explain how you know.
To find the volume of Terry's aquarium, we multiply the length, height, and width:
14 cm x 12 cm x 10 cm = 1680 cubic cm
To find the volume of Bob's aquarium, we multiply the length, height, and width:
13 cm x 15 cm x 8 cm = 1560 cubic cm
Therefore, Terry's aquarium holds a larger volume of water because it has a volume of 1680 cubic cm, while Bob's aquarium has a volume of only 1560 cubic cm.