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Book : Mathematics NCERT Solutions | Chapter - 10 Maths
Class : 6th
Subject : Maths
Chapter : 10
Chapter Name : MENSURATION
Exercise 10.1
Q1 Find the perimeter of each of the following �gures:
Answer. Perimeter of a polygon is equal to the sum of the lengths of all sides of that
polygon.
(a) perimeter =(4 + 2 +1 + S) Cm = 12 Cm
(b) Perimeter = (23 + 35 + 40 + 35) cm = 133 cm
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(c) perimeter =(15 + 15 + 15 + 15) cm= 60cm
(d) Perimeter = (4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4) cm = 20 cm
(e) Perimeter =(1 +4 + 0.5 + 2.5 + 2.5 + 0.5 + 4) cm = 15 cm
(f) Perimeter (1+3+2+3+4+1+3+2+3+4+1+3+2+3+4+1+3+2+3+ 4) =52 cm
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Q2 The lid of a rectangular box of sides 40 cm by 10 cm is sealed all round with tape.
What is the length Of the tape required?
Answer. Length (I) of rectangular box = 40 cm
Breadth (b) of rectangular box = 10 cm
Length of tape required = Perimeter of rectangular box
= 2 (l + b) = 2(40 + 10) = 100 cm
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Q3 A table-top measures 2 m 25 cm by 1 m 50 cm. What is the perimeter of the table-
top?
Answer. Length (l) Of table-top = 2 m 25 cm 2 + 0.25 = 2.25 m
Breadth (b) of table-top = 1 m 50 cm = 1 + 0.50 = 1 .50 m
Perimeter of table-top = 2 (l + b)
= 2 x (2.25 + 1.50)
= 2 x 3.75 = 7.5 m
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Q4 What is the length of the wooden strip required to frame a photograph of length and
breadth 32 cm and 21 cm respectively?
Answer. Length (I) Of photograph = 32 cm
Breadth (b) of photograph = 21 cm
Length of wooden strip required = Perimeter of Photograph
= 2 x (32 + 21) -2 x 53
= 2 x (l + b)
= 2 x (32 + 21) = 2 x 53 = 106 cm
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Q5 A rectangular piece of land measures 0.7 km by 0.5 km. Each side is to be fenced with
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4 rows of wires. What is the length of the wire needed?
Answer. Length (l) Of land = 0.7 km
Breadth (b) of land = 0.5 km
Perimeter = 2 x (l + b)
= 2 x (0.7 + 0.5) = 2 x 1.2 = 2.4 km
Length of wire required = 4 x 2.4 = 9.6 km
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Q6 Find the perimeter of each of the following shapes:
(a) A triangle Of sides 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm.
(b) An equilateral triangle Of side 9 cm.
(c) An isosceles triangle with equal sides 8 cm each and third side 6 cm.
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Answer. (a) Perimeter = (3 + 4 + 5) cm = 12 cm
(b) Perimeter of an equilateral triangle = 3 x Side Of triangle
= (3 x 9) cm = 27 cm
(c) Perimeter = (2 x 8) + 6 = 22 cm
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Q7 Find the perimeter Of a triangle with sides measuring 10 cm. 14 cm and 15 cm.
Answer. Perimeter of triangle = Sum of the lengths of all sides of the triangle
perimeter = 10 + 14 + 15 = 39 cm
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Q8 Find the perimeter of a regular hexagon with each side measuring 8 m.
Answer. Perimeter Of regular hexagon = 6 x Side of regular hexagon
Perimeter Of regular hexagon = 6 x 8 = 48 m
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Q9 Find the side of the square whose perimeter is 20 m.
Answer. Perimeter of square = 4 x Side
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20 = 4 x Side
20
Side= 4 = 5m
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Q10 The perimeter Of a regular pentagon is 100 cm. How long is its each side?
Answer. Perimeter of regular pentagon = 5 x Length of side
100 = 5 x Side
100
Side= 5 = 20cm
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Q11 A piece Of string is 30 cm long. What will be the length Of each side if the string is
used to form:
(a) a square?
(b) an equilateral triangle?
(c) a regular hexagon?
Answer. (a) Perimeter = 4 x Side
30 = 4 x Side
30
Side= 4 = 7.5cm
(b) Perimeter = 3 x Side
30 = 3 x Side
30
Side= 3 = 10cm
(c) Perimeter = 6 x Side
30 = 6 x Side
30
Side= 6 = 5cm
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Q12 Two sides of a triangle are 12 cm and 14 cm. The perimeter of the triangle is 36 cm.
What is its third side?
Answer. Perimeter of triangle = Sum of all sides of the triangle
36 12 + 14 + Side
36 = 26 + Side
Side = 36 - 26 = 10 cm
Hence, the third side of the triangle is 10 cm.
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Q13 Find the cost of fencing a square park of side 250 m at the rate of Rs 20 per metre.
Answer. Length of fence required = Perimeter of the square park
= 4 x Side
= 4 x 250 = 1000 m
Cost for fencing 1m of square park = Rs 20
Cost for fencing 1000 m of square park = 1000 x 20
= Rs 20000
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Q14 Find the cost of fencing a rectangular park of length 175 m and breadth 125 m at the
rate of Rs 12 per metre.
Answer. Length (l) of rectangular park = 175 m
Breadth (b) of rectangular park 125 m
Length of wire required for fencing the park = Perimeter of the park
= 2 x (l + b)
= 2 x (175 + 125)
= 2 x 300
= 600 m
Cost for fencing 1 m of the park = Rs 12
Cost for fencing 600 m of the square park =600 x 12
= Rs 7200
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Q15 Sweety runs around a square park of side 75 m. Bulbul runs around a rectangular
park with length 60 m and breadth 45 m. Who covers less distance?
Answer. Distance covered by Sweety = 4 x Side of square park
= 4 x 75 = 300 m
Distance covered by Bulbul = 2 x (60 + 45)
= 2 x 105 = 210 m
Therefore, Bulbul covers less distance.
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Q16 What is the perimeter of each of the following �gures? What do you infer from the
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answers?
Answer. (a) Perimeter of square 4 x 25 100 cm
(b) Perimeter of rectangle = 2 x (10 + 40) = 100 cm
(c) Perimeter of rectangle 2 x (20 + 30) 100 cm
(d) Perimeter of triangle — 30 + 30 + 40 = 100 cm
It can be inferred that all the �gures have the same perimeter.
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Q17 Avneet buys 9 square paving slabs, each with a side of 1/2 m. He lays them in the
form of a square.
(a) What is the perimeter of his arrangement [�gure (i)]?
(b) Shari does not like his arrangement. She gets him to lay them out like a cross. What
is the perimeter of her arrangement [�gure (ii)]?
(c) Which has greater perimeter?
(d) Avneet wonders if there is a way of getting an even greater perimeter. Can you �nd
a way of doing this? (The paving slabs must meet along complete edges i.e. they cannot
be broken.)
Answer. (a) Side of square = (3 × )m
1 3
2
= 2
m
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Perimeter of Square = 4 × 2
= 6m
(b) Perimeter of cross = 0.5+1+1+0.5+1+1+0.5+1+1+0.5+1+1=10m
(c) The arrangement in the form of a cross has a greater perimeter.
(d) Arrangements with perimeters greater than 10 m cannot be determined.
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Exercise 10.2
Q1. Find the areas of the following �gures by counting square:
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Answer (a) The �gure contains 9 fully �lled squares only. Therefore, the area of
this �gure will be 9 square units.
(b) The �gure Contains S fully �lled Squares only. Therefore, the area of this �gure will
be 5 square units.
(c) The �gure contains 2 fully �lled squares and 4 half-�lled squares. Therefore, the area
of this �gure will be 4 square units.
(d) The �gure contains 8 fully �lled squares only. Therefore, the area of this �gure will
be 8 square units.
(e) The �gure contains 10 fully �lled squares only. Therefore, the area of this �gure will
be 10 square units.
(f) The �gure contains 2 fully �lled squares and 4 half-�lled squares. Therefore, the area
of this �gure will be 4 square units.
(g) The �gure contains 4 fully �lled squares and 4 half-�lled squares. Therefore, the area
of this �gure will be 6 square units.
(h) The �gure contains 5 fully �lled squares only. Therefore, the area Of this �gure will
be 5 square units.
(i) The �gure contains 9 fully �lled squares only. Therefore, the area of this �gure will be
9 square units.
(j) The �gure contains 2 fully �lled squares and 4 half-�lled squares. Therefore, the area
of this �gure will be 4 square units.
(k) The �gure contains 4 fully �lled squares and 2 half-�lled squares. Therefore, the area
of this �gure will be 5 square units.
(l) From the given �gure, it can be observed that,
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Total area = 2 + 6 = 8 square units
(m) From the given �gure, it can be observed that,
Total area = 5 + 9 = 14 square units
(n) From the given �gure, it can be observed that,
Total area = 8 + 10 = 18 square units.
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Exercise 10.3
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Q1 Find the areas Of the rectangles whose sides
are:(a) 3 cm and 4 cm (b) 12 m and 21 m
(c) 2 km and 3 km (d) 2m and 70cm
Answer: It is known that, Area of rectangle = Length x Breadth
(a) l = 3 cm
b = 4 cm
Area I x b = 3 x 4 = 12 cm2
(b) l = 12 m
b = 21 m
Area = / x b = 12 x 21 = 252 m2
(c) I = 2 km
b= 3 km
2
Area = I x b = 2 x 3 = 6 km
(d) l = 2m
b = 70 cm = 0.70 m
Area = 1 x b = 2 x 0.70 = 1.40 m2
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Q2 Find the areas of the squares whose sides are:
(a) 10 cm (b) 14 cm (c) 5 m
Answer. It is known that,
Area Of square = (Side)2
(a) Side = 10 cm
Area = (10)2 -100cm2
(b) Side = 14 cm
Area =(14)2 = 196cm2
(c) Side = 5 m
Area = (5) = 25 m2
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Q3 The length and breadth of three rectangles are as given below :
(a) 9 m and 6 m (b) 17 m and 3 m (c) 4 m and 14 m
Which one has the largest area and which one has the smallest?
Answer. It is known that, Area of rectangle= Length x Breadth
(a) l = 9 m , b = 6 m
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Area = l x b = 9 x 6 = 54 m2
(b) l = 17 m , b = 3 m
Area = l x b = 17 x 3 = 51 m2
(c) l = 4 m , b = 14 m
Area = l x b = 4 x 14 = 56 m2
It can be seen that rectangle (c) has the largest area and rectangle (b) has the smallest area.
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Q4 The area of a rectangular garden 50 m long is 300 sq m. Find the width of the garden
Answer. Given, area of the rectangular garden = 300 sq m and length of the rectangular garden
= 50 m We know that,
∴ Area of the rectangular garden = Length × Breadth = 300 sq m = 500 m x Breadth
Breadth = 300 sq m / 50
= 6 m , Hence, the breadth or width of the garden is 6 m.
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Q5 What is the cost Of tiling a rectangular plot Of land 500 m long and 200 m wide at the
rate of Rs 8 per hundred sq m?
Answer. Area of rectangular plot 500 x 200 100000m2
Cost of tiling per 100m2 = Rs 8
8
Cost of tiling per 100000 m2 = 100 × 100000
= Rs 8000
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Q6 A table-top measures 2 m by 1 m 50 cm. What is its area in square metres?
Answer. Length (l) = 2 m
Breadth (b) = 1 m 50 cm = (1 + )m
50
100
= 1.5m
Area = l x b = 2 x 1.5 = 3 m2
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Q7 A room is 4 m long and 3 m 50 cm wide. How many square metres of carpet is needed
to cover the �oor of the room?
Answer. Length (l) = 4 m
Breadth (b) = 3 m 50 cm = 3.5 m
Area = l x b = 4 x 3.5 = 14 m2
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Q8 A �oor is 5 m long and 4 m wide. A square carpet Of sides 3 m is laid on the �oor.
Find the area of the �oor that is not carpeted.
Answer. Length (l) = 5 m
Breadth (b) = 4 m
Area of �oor = l x b = 5 x 4 = 20 m2
2
Area covered by the carpet = (Side )
= 3 m2 = 9 m2
Area not covered by the carpet = 20 - 9 = 11 m2
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Q9 Five square �ower beds each of sides 1 m are dug on a piece of land 5 m long and 4 m
wide. What is the area of the remaining part of the land?
2
Answer. Area of the land = 5 x 4 = 20 Side
2
Area occupied by 5 �ower beds = S x ( Side ) x ( 12 ) = 5 m2
Area of the remaining part = 20 - 5 = 15 m2
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Q10 By splitting the following �gures into rectangles, �nd their areas (The measures are
given in centimetres).
Answer. (a) The given �gure can be broken into rectangles as follows.
Area of 1st rectangle = 4 x 2 = 6 cm2
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Area of 2nd rectangle =6 x 1 =6 cm2
Area of 3rd rectangle = 3 x 2 = 6 cm2
Area of 4th rectangle = 4 x 2 = 8 cm2
Total area of the complete �gure = 8 + 6 + 6 + 8 = 28 cm2
(b) The given �gure can be broken into rectangles as follows.
Area of 1st rectangle = 3 x 1 = 3 cm2
Area of 2nd rectangle = 3 x 1 = 3 cm2
Area of 3rd rectangle = 3 x 1 = 3 cm2
Total area of the complete �gure = 3+ 3 + 3 = 9 cm2
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Q11 Split the following shapes into rectangles and �nd their areas. (The measures are
given in centimetres).
Answer. (a) The given �gure can be broken into rectangles as follows.
Area of 1st rectangle = 12 x 2 = 24cm2
Area of 2nd rectangle = 8 x 2 = 16 cm2
Total area of the complete �gure = 24 + 16 = 40 cm2
(b) The given �gure can be broken into rectangles as follows.
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Area of 1st rectangle = 21 x 7 = 147cm2
Area of 2nd rectangle = 7 x 7 = 49 cm2
Area of 3rd rectangle = 7 x 7 = 49 cm2
Total area of the complete �gure = 147 + 49 + 49 = 250 cm2
(c) The given �gure can be broken into rectangles as follows.
Area of 1st rectangle = 5 x 1 = 5 cm2
Area of 2nd rectangle = 4 x 1 = 4 cm2
Total area of the complete �gure = 5 + 4 = 9 cm2
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Q12 How many tiles whose length and breadth are 12 cm and 5 cm respectively will be
needed to �t in a rectangular region whose length and breadth are respectively:
(a) 100 cm and 144 cm
(b) 70 cm and 36 cm
Answer. (a) Total area of the region = 100 x 144 = 14400 cm2
Area of one tile = 12 x 5 = 60 cm2
14400
Number of tiles required= 60 = 240
Therefore, 240 tiles are required.
(b) Total area of the region = 70 x 36 = 2520 cm2
Area of one tile = 60 cm2
2520
Number of tiles required= 60 = 42
Therefore, 42 tiles are required.
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