Easy math ? I don't get it....

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 tank measuring 4 feet by 3 feet by 3 feet.

First you would find how much cubic feet the tank is, so you would do 4 x 3 x 3 = 36 cubic feet.
then you would do 36/1.5 = 24 cubic feet.

Basically they are just asking how many 1.5 cubes would fit into a rectangular prism the size of 4 feet by 3 feet by 3 feet.

Hope that makes sense :)

Since the tank is 4 feet by 3 feet by 3 feet, that means that it has 36 cubic feet of water

4 x 3 x 3 = 36

The problem also says that 1.5 cubic feet is needed for 1 fish
1.5 cubic feet ==> 1 fish
3 cubic feet ==> 2 fish
6 cubic feet ==> 4 fish
30 cubic feet ==> 20 fish

Just add up the parts to get to 36 cubic feet.

Step One: Multiply 4 by 3 by 3. You get 36 cubic feet.
Step Two: Divide 36 cubic feet by 1.5 cubic feet. You get 24.
Answer: 24 fish can fit in the tank.
Hope this helped! :)

4x3x3 (the measures of the tank) = 36.
then divide it by how much the fish require which is 1.5 SO, 36/1.5 = 24.

and thats your answer, 24.

(4 * 3 * 3)/1.5 = 36/1.5 = 72/3 = 24

4 x 3 x 3 = 36 sq ft/1.5 = 24