The scale factor of a large swimming pool to a small swimming pool is 0.12. The large swimming pool can hold 15.000 m ^3 of water. How much water can the small swimming pool hold?

25.92

216

1800

12,000

If the scale factor of the small pool to the large pool is equal to 0.12, the ratio of their volumes should be equal to 0.12^3 or equal to 1.728 x 10^-3. We multiply this value to the given volume of the large pool to get the volume of the small pool.

volume of small pool = (1.728 x 10^-3) (15,000 m^3)

volume of small pool = 25.92 m^3

Hence, the answer is the first choice.