Question

water tank measuring 8 m by 12 m, contains water to a height of 2.5 m. Find,

(i) The volume of water in the tank, giving your answer in litres. [3]

(ii) The surface area of the tank that is in contact with the water, giving your answer in cm2

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Answer 1

Answer:

Volume of a cuboid of length l, breadth b and height h =l×b×h

So, the volume of the tank =2×1.6×1.8=5.76 m

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One m

3

can occupy 1000 litres.

Hence, 5.76 m

3

can occupy 5.76×1000=5760 litres.