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A metallic sheet is of rectangular shape with dimensions 48 m x 36 m. From each of its corners, a square is cut off so as to make an open box. If the length of the square is 8 m, the volume of the box (in m cube) is:

4120 m cube
4140 m cube
5140 m cube
5120 m cube

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

l = (48 - 16)m = 32 m, [because 8+8 = 16]
b = (36 -16)m = 20 m,
h = 8 m.

Volume of the box = (32 x 20 x 8) m cube
= 5120 m cube.

1. 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}

2. The radii of two cones are in ratio 2:1, their volumes are equal. Find the ratio of their heights.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Let their radii be 2x, x and their heights be h and H resp.
Then,
\begin{aligned}
\text{Volume of cone =}\frac{1}{3}\pi r^2h \\
\frac{\frac{1}{3}*\pi *{(2x)}^2*h}{\frac{1}{3}*\pi *{x}^2*H} \\
=> \frac{h}{H} = \frac{1}{4} \\
=> h:H = 1:4
\end{aligned}

3. The surface area of a sphere is same as the curved surface area of a right circular cylinder whose height and diameter are 12 cm each. The radius of the sphere is:

4 cm
6 cm
8 cm
10 cm

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

\begin{aligned}
\text{Curved surface area of sphere =}\\
\frac{4}\pi r^2 \\
\text{Surface area of cylinder =} \\
2\pi rh \\
=> \frac{4}\pi r^2 = 2\pi rh \\
=> r^2 = \frac{6*12}{2} \\
=> r^2 = 36 \\
=> r = 6
\end{aligned}

Note: Diameter of cylinder is 12 so radius is taken as 6.

4. A cylindrical tank of diameter 35 cm is full of water. If 11 litres of water is drawn off, the water level in the tank will drop by:

\begin{aligned} 11\frac{3}{7} cm \end{aligned}
\begin{aligned} 11\frac{2}{7} cm \end{aligned}
\begin{aligned} 11\frac{1}{7} cm\end{aligned}
\begin{aligned} 11 cm\end{aligned}

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Let the drop in the water level be h cm, then,

\begin{aligned}
\text{Volume of cylinder= }\pi r^2h \\
=> \frac{22}{7}*\frac{35}{2}*\frac{35}{2}*h = 11000 \\
=> h = \frac{11000*7*4}{22*35*35}cm\\
= \frac{80}{7}cm\\
= 11\frac{3}{7} cm
\end{aligned}

5. A hollow spherical metallic ball has an external diameter 6 cm and is 1/2 cm thick. The volume of metal used in the metal is:

\begin{aligned} 47\frac{1}{5} cm^3 \end{aligned}
\begin{aligned} 47\frac{3}{5} cm^3 \end{aligned}
\begin{aligned} 47\frac{7}{5} cm^3 \end{aligned}
\begin{aligned} 47\frac{9}{5} cm^3 \end{aligned}

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Please note we are talking about "Hollow" ball. Do not ignore this word in this type of question in a hurry to solve this question.
If we are given with external radius and thickness, we can get the internal radius by subtracting them. Then the volume of metal can be obtained by its formula as,

External radius = 3 cm,
Internal radius = (3-0.5) cm = 2.5 cm

\begin{aligned}
\text{Volume of sphere =}\frac{4}{3}\pi r^3 \\
= \frac{4}{3}*\frac{22}{7}*[3^2 - 2.5^2]cm^3 \\
= \frac{4}{3}*\frac{22}{7}*\frac{91}{8}cm^3 \\
= \frac{143}{3} cm^3 \\
= 47\frac{2}{3}cm^3
\end{aligned}