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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. 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. 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

3. How many bricks, each measuring 25cm*11.25cm*6cm, will be needed to build a wall 8m*6m*22.5m

  • 6100
  • 6200
  • 6300
  • 6400

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

To solve this type of question, simply divide the volume of wall with the volume of brick to get the numbers of required bricks
So lets solve this

Number of bricks =
\begin{aligned}
\frac{\text{Volume of wall}}{\text{Volume of 1 brick}} \\
= \frac{800*600*22.5}{25*11.25*6} \\
= 6400
\end{aligned}

4. 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.

5. A hollow iron pipe is 21 cm long and its external diameter is 8 cm. If the thickness of the pipe is 1 cm and iron weights 8g/cm cube, then find the weight of the pipe.

  • 3.696 kg
  • 3.686 kg
  • 2.696 kg
  • 2.686 kg

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

In this type of question, we need to subtract external radius and internal radius to get the answer using the volume formula as the pipe is hollow. Oh! line become a bit complicated, sorry for that, lets solve it.

External radius = 4 cm
Internal radius = 3 cm [because thickness of pipe is 1 cm]

\begin{aligned}
\text{Volume of iron =}\pi r^2h\\
= \frac{22}{7}*[4^2 - 3^2]*21 cm^3\\
= \frac{22}{7}*1*21 cm^3\\
= 462 cm^3 \\
\end{aligned}
Weight of iron = 462*8 = 3696 gm
= 3.696 kg

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