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Volume word problems

The sea turtle habitat at the zoo is made by connecting two large aquariums. The first aquarium is 6 m6\text { m} long, 4 m4\text { m} wide, and 2 m2\text { m} high. The second aquarium is 8 m8\text { m} long, 9 m9\text { m} wide, and 3 m3\text { m} high.
How many cubic meters of space do the sea turtles have in their habitat?
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 66
  • an exact decimal, like 0.750.75
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/53/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/47/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/41\ 3/4
cubic meters