Problem: George and Phil were playing with their fish tank again. They had a difficult time keeping their fish alive. The fish tank is 100cm long, 60 cm wide and 40 cm high. They tilted the tank, as shown, resting on a 60 cm edge, with the water level reaching the midpoint of the base. When they rest the tank down to a horizontal position, what is the depth of the water in cm? (9th grade math problem)
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Reflection: This problem allows students to get involved with knowing how to use their prior knowledge of volume and realizing when they need to fill in the correct numbers at the correct time. In this problem, the problem solving strategy comes into play. The students need to know all the measurements of volume and what exactly they are solving for. If the students do not read carefully then they will have difficulty