A fish in a flat-sided aquarium sees a can of fish food on the counter. To the f

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A fish in a flat-sided aquarium sees a can of fish food on the counter. To the fish's eye, the can looks to be 44cm  outside the aquarium.
What is the actual distance between the can and the aquarium? (You can ignore the thin glass wall of the aquarium.) A fish in a flat-sided aquarium sees a can of fish food on the counter. To the fish's eye, the can looks to be 44cm  outside the aquarium. A fish in a flat-sided aquarium sees a can of fish food on the counter. To the fish's eye, the can looks to be 44cm  outside the aquarium. A fish in a flat-sided aquarium sees a can of fish food on the counter. To the fish's eye, the can looks to be 44cm  outside the aquarium.
What is the actual distance between the can and the aquarium? (You can ignore the thin glass wall of the aquarium.)

Explanation / Answer

Ignoring the effect due to the glass container,
38 cm = ?* actual distance

Actual distance = 44/ ? = 44/ 1.33 = 33.08 cm

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