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A swimming pool 9 m wide and 12 m long is 1 m deep on the shallow side and 4 m deep on the deeper side. Its volume is:

  • 260
  • 262
  • 270
  • 272

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Volume will be length * breadth * height, but in this case two heights are given so we will take average,

\begin{aligned}
Volume = \left(12*9*\left(\frac{1+4}{2}\right)\right)m^3 \\
12*9*2.5 m^3 = 270 m^3
\end{aligned}

Similar Questions :

1. There are bricks with 24 cm x 12 cm x 8 cm dimensions. Find the total number of bricks required to construct a wall 24 m long, 8 m high and 60 m thick with 10% of wall filled with mortar.

  • 35000
  • 40000
  • 45000
  • 50000

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

So as per question,
\begin{aligned}
\text{Volume of wall} = (2400 * 800 * 60 ) cm^3 \\
\text{Volume of bricks} = \text { 90% of volume of wall } \\
= [ \frac{90}{100} * 2400 * 800 * 60 ] cm^3 \\
\text{ Volume of 1 brick = } (24 * 12 * 8) cm^3 \\
\text{Number of Bricks required} \\
= \frac{ (\frac{90}{100}) * (2400 * 800 * 60)}{24 * 12 * 8} \\
= 45000
\end{aligned}

2. A cistern 6 m long and 4 m wide contains water up to a breadth of 1 m 25 cm. Find the total area of the wet surface.

  • 42 m sqaure
  • 49 m sqaure
  • 52 m sqaure
  • 64 m sqaure

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Area of the wet surface =
2[lb+bh+hl] - lb = 2 [bh+hl] + lb
= 2[(4*1.25+6*1.25)]+6*4 = 49 m square

3. A boat having a length 3 m and breadth 2 m is floating on a lake. The boat sinks by 1 cm when a man gets into it. The mass of the man is :

  • 50 kg
  • 60 kg
  • 70 kg
  • 80 kg

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

In this type of question, first we will calculate the volume of water displaces then will multiply with the density of water.
Volume of water displaced = 3*2*0.01 = 0.06 m cube

Mass of Man = Volume of water displaced * Density of water

= 0.06 * 1000 = 60 kg

4. Find the surface area of a 10cm*4cm*3cm brick.

  • 154 cm square
  • 156 cm square
  • 160 cm square
  • 164 cm square

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Surface area of a cuboid = 2(lb+bh+hl) cm square
So,
Surface area of a brick = 2(10*4+4*3+3*10) cm square
= 2(82) cm square = 164 cm square

5. 12 spheres of the same size are made from melting a solid cylinder of 16 cm diameter and 2 cm height. Find the diameter of each sphere.

  • 4 cm
  • 6 cm
  • 8 cm
  • 10 cm

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

In this type of question, just equate the two volumes to get the answer as,
\begin{aligned}
\text{Volume of cylinder =}\pi r^2h\\
\text{Volume of sphere =} \frac{4}{3}\pi r^3\\
=> 12*\frac{4}{3}\pi r^3 = \pi r^2h \\
=> 12*\frac{4}{3}\pi r^3 = \pi *8*8*2 \\
=> r^3 = \frac{8*8*2*3}{12*4} \\
=> r^3 = 8 \\
=> r = 2 cm \\
=> \text{Diameter =}2*2 = 4 cm
\end{aligned}

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