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A solid metal cube of side 3 inches is placed in a rectangular tank whose length, weight and height are 3, 4, and 5 inches, respectively. What is the volume, in cube units, of the water that the tank can now hold?
Solution
The volume of the tank is 3 × 4 × 5 = 60 cubic units, but the solid cube is taking up 33 = 27 cubit units. Therefore, the tank can hold 60- 27 = 33 cubit units of water. The answer is (C).
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