Surface Areas and Volumes
NCERT Exercise 13.5
Q1: A matchbox measures 4 cm × 2.5 cm × 1.5 cm. What will be the volume of a packet containing 12 such boxes?
Answer: Given, l = 4 cm, b = 2.5 cm, h = 1.5 cm
Volume of 1 matchbox = lbh
= 4 × 2.5 × 1.5 cm3 = 15 cm³
Volume of 12 matchboxes = 15 × 12 = 180 cm³ (Answer)
Q2: A cuboidal water tank is 6 m long, 5 m wide and 4.5 m deep. How many litres of water can it hold? (1 m³ = 1000 l)
Answer: Given, l = 6 m, b = 5 m, h = 4.5 m
Volume of the tank = lbh
= 6 × 5 × 4.5 = 135 m³
= 135 × 1000 litres = 1,35,000 litres (Answer)