Your math teacher tells you that your fish tank will have a capacity of about 976 cups. You have a total of 30 tropical fish. For them to flourish in a fish tank, there needs to be an average of 2 gallons of water for each fish

Answer 1

To determine if your fish tank has enough capacity for the 30 tropical fish, we first need to convert the required water volume from gallons to cups.

Since 1 gallon is equal to 16 cups, we can calculate the total cups of water needed for the fish:

1. Each fish requires 2 gallons.

2. Therefore, for 30 fish:
   \[ 30 , \text{fish} \times 2 , \text{gallons/fish} = 60 , \text{gallons} \]

3. Now, we convert gallons to cups:
   \[ 60 , \text{gallons} \times 16 , \text{cups/gallon} = 960 , \text{cups} \]

Now we compare this with the capacity of your fish tank, which is about 976 cups.

Since the tank capacity of 976 cups is greater than the required 960 cups for the fish, the tank should be adequate for your tropical fish to flourish.