Question
Julie filled a rectangular tank which had a base area of 42 cm2 and a height of 38.8 cm with water. Then, she placed 3 identical metal cubes into this tank. As a result, the height of the water in the rectangular tank increased by 24.5 cm.

  1. What was the length of each side of the metal cube?
  2. After Julie removed the metal cubes from the tank, she poured all the water from the tank to fill pots of 0.87 ℓ. What was the maximum number of pots she could fill?
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Julie filled a rectangular tank which had a base area of 42 cm2 and a height of 38.8 cm with water. Then, she placed 3 identical metal cubes into this tank. As a result, the height of the water in the rectangular tank increased by 24.5 cm.

  1. What was the length of each side of the metal cube?
  2. After Julie removed the metal cubes from the tank, she poured all the water from the tank to fill pots of 0.87 ℓ. What was the maximum number of pots she could fill?