2007 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 2

Problem

An aquarium has a rectangular base that measures 100 cm by 40 cm and has a height of 50 cm. It is filled with water to a height of 40 cm. A brick with a rectangular base that measures 40 cm by 20 cm and a height of 10 cm is placed in the aquarium. By how many centimeters does the water rise?

$\mathrm{(A)}\ 0.5\qquad \mathrm{(B)}\ 1\qquad \mathrm{(C)}\ 1.5\qquad \mathrm{(D)}\ 2\qquad \mathrm{(E)}\ 2.5$

Solution

The brick has volume $8000 cm^3$ . The base of the aquarium has area $4000 cm^2$ . For every inch the water rises, the volume increases by $4000 cm^3$ ; therefore, when the volume increases by $8000 cm^3$ , the water level rises $2 cm \Rightarrow\fbox{D}$

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