Register Now

Login

Lost Password

Lost your password? Please enter your email address. You will receive a link and will create a new password via email.

A cistern of capacity 8000 litres measures externally 3.3 m by 2.6 m by 1.1 m and its walls are 5 cm thick. The thickness of the bottom is :

a) 90 cm
b) 1 dm
c) 1 m
d) 1.1 m

Answer: b
Explanation: Let the thickness of the bottom be x cm
$$\left[ {\left( {330 – 10} \right) \times \left( {260 – 10} \right) \times \left( {110 – x} \right)} \right]$$       $$ = 8000 \times 1000$$
$$ \Rightarrow 320 \times 250 \times \left( {110 – x} \right) = $$       $$8000 \times 1000$$
$$\eqalign{ & \left( {110 – x} \right) = \frac{{8000 \times 1000}}{{320 \times 250}} \cr & \left( {110 – x} \right) = 100 \cr & x = 10\,cm \cr & x = 1\,dm \cr} $$

Join The Discussion