SOLUTIONS [ EXERCISE – 15A]
1.(i) Given, l = 12cm, b = 8cm, h = 4.5cm.
Volume of cuboid= (l × b × h) cubic units
= 12cm × 8cm × 4.5cm
= 432cm3
Lateral surface area of cuboid
= [2(l + b) × h] surface unit
= [2(12+8) × 4.5] cm2
= [2 × 20 × 4.5] cm2
= 180 cm2
Total surface area of cuboid
= 2(lb + bh + hl) square units
= 2(12cm × 8cm + 8cm ×4.5cm + 4.5cm × 12cm)
= 2(96cm2 + 36cm2 + 54cm2)
=2 × 186cm2
= 372 cm2
1.ii Given, l = 26m, b= 14m, h= 6.5m
Volume of cuboid = (l × b × h) cubic unit
= 26m × 14m × 6.5m
= 2366m3
Lateral surface Area of cuboid
= [2(l + b) × h] surface unit
= [2 (26+14) × 6.5] m2
= [2 × 40 × 6.5] m2
= 520 m2.
Total surface Area of cuboid
= 2(lb + bh + hl) square units
= 2(26m × 14m + 14m × 6.5m + 6.5m × 26m)
= 2(364m2+91m2+169m2)
= 2 × 624m2
= 1248m2.
1.iii
Given, l= 15m, b= 6m,
h= 5dm
h= 5 × 1/10m [ ∵ 1dm = 1/10m]
h= 0.5m
Volume of cuboid = ( l×b×h)cubic unit
= (15×6×0.5) m3
= 45m3
Lateral surface Area of cuboid
= [2(l + b) ×h] square unit
= [2(15+6) × 0.5] m2
= [2 × 21 × 0.5] m2
= 21 m2.
Total surface Area of cuboid
=2(lb + bh + hl) square units
=2(15×6 + 6×0.5 + 15×0.5) m2
=2(90+3+7.5) m2
=2×100.5 m2
=201m2.
1.iv
Given,
l=24m
b=25cm = 0.25m [∵ 1cm = 1/100 m]
h=6m,
Volume of cuboid = ( l×b×h)cubic unit
= (24×.25×6) m3
= 36m3
Lateral surface area of cuboid
= [2(l + b) ×h] square unit
= [2(24+0.25) × 6] m2
= [2×24.25×6]
= 291 m2.
Total surface area of cuboid
=2(lb + bh + hl) square units
=2(24×0.25 + 0.25×6 + 24×6) m2
=2(6+1.5+144) m2
= 2× 151.2
= 303 m2
2. Given,
A match box measure = 4cm × 2.5cm × 1.5cm
Volume of 1 match box = 4cm × 2.5cm × 1.5cm
= 15cm3
∵ volume of one matchbox = 15cm3
∴ volume of 12 matchbox = 15 × 12 cm3
= 180 cm3.
3. Given,
Cuboid water tank
Length (l) =6m
Width(b)= 5m
Height(h)=4.5m
Volume of cuboid water tank = (l×b×h)
= (6×5×4.5) m3
= 135 m3
Given, 1m3 = 1000litres
So, 135m3 = 135 × 1000litres
= 135000 litre
Litre of water hold by tank = 135000 litre.
4. Given,
Capacity of a cuboid tank = 50000 litre
Length(l) = 10m
Depth(h)=2.5m
Width(b)=?
Volume of tank = length × depth × width
Capacity = 50000 litre
∵ 1000 litre = 1m3 (given)
1
∴ 1 litre = m3
1000
50000
∴ 50000 litre = m3 = 50m3
1000
50 = 10×b×2.5
50 = 25×b
50
b= = 2m
25
width of tank = 2m
5. Given,
Go down measures = 40m × 25m × 15m
Each wooden crates measures= 1.5m × 1.25m × 0.5m
𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑔𝑜 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛
Maximum no. of wooden crates =
𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑛 𝑐𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠
40𝑚×25𝑚×15𝑚
=
1.5𝑚×1.25𝑚×0.5𝑚
15000 𝑚3
=
0.9375 𝑚3
Maximum no. of wooden crates = 16000.
6. Given,
Dimensions of plank = 5m × 25m × 10cm (5m × 0.25m × 0.1m)
Length of pit(l) = 20m
Width of pit(b) = 6m
Deep of pit(h) = 80cm = 0.8m
𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑝𝑖𝑡
Total no. of planks stored in pit =
𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑘
Volume of pit = l×b×h
= 20×6×0.8 = 96m3
Volume of plank = l×b×h
= 5×0.25×0.1 = 0.125m3
Total no. of plank stored in pit = 96m3/0.125m3
= 768.
7. Given,
Length of wall(l) = 8m = 800cm {∵ 1m = 100cm}
Height of wall(h) = 6m = 600cm
Thick of wall(b) = 22.5cm
Volume of wall = l×b×h
= 800×600×22.5
= 10800000cm3
Dimension of each brick = 25cm×11.25cm×6cm
Volume of each brick = l×b×h
= 1687.5cm3
Let total required bricks to construct wall = x
𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑤𝑎𝑙𝑙
x=
𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑘
10800000
=
1687.5
x= 6400
8. Given,
Length of cistern = 8m(l)
Breadth of cistern = 6m(b)
Depth of cistern = 2.5m
Let , capacity of closed rectangular cistern = x
x = l×b×h
= 8×6×2.5
= 120m3
Area of the iron sheet require to make the cistern = surface area of cistern
surface area of cistern = 2(lb+bh+hl)
= 2(8×6+6×2.5+2.5×8)
= 2(48+15.0+20)
= 2 × 83
= 166 m2
9. Given,
Room dimensions = (9m×8m×6.5m)
Room has one door , two windows
dimension of door = 2m×1.5m
dimensions of windows = 1.5m×1m
cost of white wishing the walls = 25 per sq. meter
area of wall=lateral surface area of wall
lateral surface area of wall = [2(l+b)×h]
let l= 9, b=8,h=6.5(given)
= [2(9+8) × 6.5]m3
=2×17×6.5
Area of wall = 221m3
Let area of wall which will be white wishing = x
x = area of wall – [area of door + area of windows]
area of door = 2×1.5 = 3m2
area of windows = 1.5×1 = 1.5m2
but there are two windows then
= 1.5 × 2
= 3m2
x = 221 – (3+3) = 215m2
∵ per square meter cost = 25
∴ 216 square meter cost = 25 × 215
= 5375
10. Given,
Length of the wall = 15m
Width of wall = 30cm = 0.3m
Height of wall = 4m
Volume of wall = l×b×h
= 15×.3×4 = 18.0m3
Brick dimension = 22cm×12.5cm×7.5cm
Volume of brick = 2062.5 cm3
1/12 of the total volume of the wall consist mortar
So, volume of mortar = 1/12 × 18 = 1.5m3
Volume of wall which is made of brick = 18.15 = 16.5m3
Let total brick require = x
𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑤𝑎𝑙𝑙
x=
𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑘
volume of brick = 2062.5cm3
2062.5
= m3
100×100×100
2062.5
x = 16.5/ = 8000
100×100×100
