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Ex5H Q19

This document contains 23 math word problems involving measurement concepts like perimeter, area, volume, and capacity. The problems involve shapes like cylinders, spheres, rectangular prisms, and circular pools. They ask the reader to calculate values like volume, capacity, and amounts of materials like water or fuel based on given dimensions of objects.

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Ex5H Q19

This document contains 23 math word problems involving measurement concepts like perimeter, area, volume, and capacity. The problems involve shapes like cylinders, spheres, rectangular prisms, and circular pools. They ask the reader to calculate values like volume, capacity, and amounts of materials like water or fuel based on given dimensions of objects.

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16 A water trough in the shape of half a cylinder has radius

P R O B L E M S O LV I N G , R E A S O N I N G A N D J U S T I F I C AT I O N 40 cm and length 6 m. What is the capacity of the


trough, in litres, when it is full?

17 The internal dimensions of a refrigerator are height


1.8 m by width 84 cm and depth 60 cm. Find:
a the internal volume in cubic centimetres (cm3)
b the capacity in litres.

18 A circular swimming pool has a diameter of 10 m and a


depth of 2.3 m.
a Calculate its volume to the nearest cubic metre (m3).
b Calculate the number of kilolitres of water required
to fill the pool.

2.3 m

10 m

19 Ten oranges, assumed to be spherical, have a uniform diameter of 6 cm. If 65% of each orange is made up of
juice, how much juice could be squeezed from these 10 oranges? Give your answer to the nearest millilitre.

20 When a balloon is blown up it forms a sphere.


a What would be the capacity of a balloon of diameter 26 cm? Give your answer in litres.
b By taking a large breath, a teenage boy can expel 1.2 L of air from his lungs. How many of these
breaths would be needed to fill the balloon to a diameter of 26 cm?

21 The capacity of a cylindrical water tank with radius 10 m is 4000 kL. Calculate the height of the tank to the
nearest metre.

22 The fuel tank of a car has a capacity of 60 L. How big is the tank? Suggest some possible dimensions if the
tank is in the shape of a rectangular prism.

23 Water drops falling from a tap are spheres of diameter 0.4 cm. If 15 drops per minute leak from the tap,
CHALLENGE

how much water is wasted in one day?

MEASUREMENT

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