The sea lion tank at the aquarium has a volume of approximately 27,488.94 cubic feet and a height of 14 feet. What is the approximate area of a plastic cover that can be used to protect the aquarium? Round to the nearest hundredth.

The plastic cover should have the same area as the tank’s top. For a tank with a constant cross-section, volume equals base area times height, so the area is 27,488.94 ÷ 14 ≈ 1,963.4957 square feet. Rounded to the nearest hundredth, that is about 1,963.50 ft², choice C.

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