Aptitude - Volume and Surface Area - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Volume and Surface Area - General Questions (Q.No. 12)
12.
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:
90 cm
1 dm
1 m
1.1 cm
Answer: Option
Explanation:

Let the thickness of the bottom be x cm.

Then, [(330 - 10) x (260 - 10) x (110 - x)] = 8000 x 1000

320 x 250 x (110 - x) = 8000 x 1000

(110 - x) = 8000 x 1000 = 100
320 x 250

x = 10 cm = 1 dm.

Discussion:
49 comments Page 4 of 5.

Prasant said:   1 decade ago
Ans to Rahul: 1 ltr = 1000 cc
Hence, 8000 ltr = 8000X1000 cc

Farri125 said:   1 decade ago
In Question Where he asked to find the thickness of internal?

And Thickness of any object isn't equal to internal thickness? if not so prove, with logical reasoning with example. Thanks.

Efaz said:   1 decade ago
Everything is clear expect that. Why didn't we substract 5cm from 110 cm (the height) , instead we took it as X?

Preetha said:   1 decade ago
Still I didn't get that for what we are multiplying by 1000 with 8000?

Sahi said:   1 decade ago
Volume is given in litres so we convert it into cubic cm by multiplying
it by 1000(because 1 liter = 1000 cubic cm).

Ujwala said:   1 decade ago
Why to subtract thickness of both sides?

Deepak said:   1 decade ago
Why length and breadth?

Why not just breadth and considering its radius?

Deepa said:   1 decade ago
Please tell me why you subtracted by 10 in first step.

Tejas said:   1 decade ago
What is 1 dm?

Tejaswini said:   1 decade ago
dm in the sense diameter 10cm = 1dm.


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