if a tank of water weighing 10lbs. has a 5lb. fish added does it now weigh 15lbs. or does it remain the same?
2007-08-09 17:12:32 · 10 answers · asked by plugchecker4life 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Nono, the fish actually subtracts 5 pounds, so your tank weighs about 5 pounds now!
2007-08-09 17:24:09 · answer #1 · answered by Scott m 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Total weight will include the weight of the fish after it's added. So it's 15lbs in the above example.
2007-08-10 00:17:15 · answer #2 · answered by dragonfly_sg 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yep, it's 15 lbs. The weight of the fish doesn't just disappear. But, I'm not sure if, in reality, a 5 lb. fish would fit in 10 lbs. of water. :)
2007-08-10 00:21:47 · answer #3 · answered by romans814 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will weigh 15 lbs. Even though the fish is suspended it is pushing down.
2007-08-10 00:22:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you stand on a scale and you wiegh 100 lbs and then pick up a wieght that ways 10lbs how much will the scale read?
Oh right i forgot about the antigravity thing. isnt nasa using that now. haha
2007-08-10 00:23:45 · answer #5 · answered by craig 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No see, when you add things to water it weighs nothing. Its just like if you went swimming in the ocean. Your in water so you'd weigh zero pounds.
2007-08-10 02:59:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As Scott said, fish have an anit-gravity field, so it would be like subtracting 5 pounds... and then any water within the field.
2007-08-10 00:26:20 · answer #7 · answered by nosoop4u246 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes it would be the same plus the fish you added so 15 lbs, its kind of common sense don't you think?
2007-08-10 02:12:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the fish's wieght should be added.
total is 15lbs.
2007-08-10 00:21:34 · answer #9 · answered by Vernan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
remains the same
2007-08-13 23:11:20 · answer #10 · answered by underthesea119 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋