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RD Chapter 18 Surface Areas and Volume of a Cuboid and Cube Ex 18.1 Solutions

Question - 11 : - A closed iron tank 12 m long, 9 m wide and 4 m deep is to be made. Determine the cost of iron sheet used at the rate of ₹5 per metre sheet, sheet being 2 m wide.

Answer - 11 : -

Length of iron tank (l) = 12 m
Breadth (b) = 9 m
Depth (h) = 4 cm

Question - 12 : - Ravish wanted to make a temporary shelter for his car by making a box-like structure with tarpaulin that covers all the four sides and the top of tire car (with the front face as a flap which can be rolled up). Assuming that the stitching margins are very small, and therefore negligible, how much tarpaulin would be required to make (he shelter of height 2.5 m with base dimensions 4 m x 3 m? [NCERT]

Answer - 12 : -

Length of base (l) = 4m
Breadth (b) = 3 m
Height (h) = 2.5 m

Question - 13 : - An open box is made of wood 3 cm thick. Its external length, breadth and height are 1.48 m, 1.16 m and 8.3 dm. Find the cost of painting the inner surface of ₹50 per sq. metre.

Answer - 13 : -

Length of open wood box (L) = 1.48 m = 148 cm
Breadth (B) = 1.16 m = 116 cm
and height (H) = 8.3 dm = 83 cm
Thickness of wood = 3 cm

Question - 14 : - The dimensions of a room are 12.5 m by 9 m by 7 m. There are 2 doors and 4 windows in the room; each door measures 2.5 m by 1.2 m and each window 1.5 m by 1 m. Find the cost of painting the walls at ₹3.50 per square metre.

Answer - 14 : -

Length of room (l) = 12.5 m
Breadth (b) = 9 m
and height (h) = 7 m
∴ Total area of walls = 2h(l + b)
= 2 x 7[12.5 + 9] = 14 x 21.5 m² = 301 m²
Area of 2 doors of 2.5 m x 1.2 m
= 2 x 2.5 x 1.2 m² = 6 m²
and area of 4 window of 1.5 m x 1 m
= 4 x 1.5 x 1 = 6 m²
∴ Remaining area of walls = 301 – (6 + 6)
= 301 – 12 = 289 m²
Rate of painting the walls = ₹3.50 per m²
∴ Total cost = 289 x 3.50 = ₹1011.50

Question - 15 : - The paint in a certain container is sufficient to paint on area equal to 9.375 m2. How many bricks of dimension 22.5 cm x 10 cm x 7.5 cm can be painted out of this container? [NCERT]

Answer - 15 : -

Area of place for painting = 9.375 m²
Dimension of one brick = 22.5 cm x 10 cm x 7.5 cm
∴ Surface area of one bricks = 2 (lb + bh + hl)
= 2[22.5 x 10 + 10 x 7.5 + 7.5 x 22.5] cm2
= 2[225 + 75 + 168.75]
= 2 x 468.75 cm² = 937.5 cm²

Question - 16 : - The dimensions of a rectangular box are in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 4 and the difference between the cost of covering it with sheet of paper at the rates of ₹8 and ₹9.50 per m2 is ₹1248. Find the dimensions of the box.

Answer - 16 : -

Ratio in the dimensions of a cuboidal box = 2 : 3 : 4
Let length (l) = 4x
Breadth (b) = 3.v
and height (h) = 2x
∴ Total surface area = 2 [lb + bh + hl]

Question - 17 : - The cost of preparing the walls of a room 12 m long at the rate of ₹1.35 per square metre is ₹340.20 and the cost of matting the floor at 85 paise per square metre is ₹91.80. Find the height of the room.

Answer - 17 : - Cost of preparing walls of a room = ₹340.20

Question - 18 : - The length and breadth of a hall are in the ratio 4 : 3 and its height is 5.5 metres. The cost of decorating its walls (including doors and windows) at ₹6.60 per square metre is ₹5082. Find the length and breadth of the room

Answer - 18 : -

Ratio in length and breadth = 4:3
and height (h) = 5.5 m
Cost of decorating the walls of a room including doors and windows = ₹5082
Rate = ₹6.60 per m²

Question - 19 : - A wooden bookshelf has external dimensions as follows: Height =110 cm, Depth = 25 cm, Breadth = 85 cm (see figure). The thickness of the plank is 5 cm everywhere. The external faces are to be polished and the inner faces are to be painted. If the rate of polishing is 20 paise per cm2 and the rate of painting is 10 paise per cm2. Find the total expenses required for polishing and painting the surface of the bookshelf.  [NCERT]

Answer - 19 : -

Length (l) = 85 cm
Breadth (b) = 25 cm
and height (h) = 110 cm
Thickness of plank = 5 cm
Surface area to be polished
= [(100 x 85) + 2 (110 x 25) + 2 (85 x 25) + 2 (110 x 5) + 4 (75 x 5)]
= (9350 + 5500 + 4250 + 1100 + 1500) cm² = 21700 cm²

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