Aptitude - Volume and Surface Area - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Volume and Surface Area - General Questions (Q.No. 4)
4.
66 cubic centimetres of silver is drawn into a wire 1 mm in diameter. The length of the wire in metres will be:
84
90
168
336
Answer: Option
Explanation:

Let the length of the wire be h.

Radius = 1 mm = 1 cm. Then,
2 20

22 x 1 x 1 x h = 66.
7 20 20

h = 66 x 20 x 20 x 7 = 8400 cm = 84 m.
22

Discussion:
35 comments Page 3 of 4.

Chenga said:   8 years ago
Please tell why the shape of wire is consider as a cylinder?
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Ayush said:   1 decade ago
Please tell why the shape of wire is considered as cylinder?

Shiwani said:   8 years ago
1mm=1/1000m, so 1/2000m.

And 1m=100cm, so 1/2000m=1/20cm.

Archana said:   9 years ago
@Adil.

Formula of volume of cylinder is Pi * r * r * h.

Surya said:   5 years ago
How 22/7 possible?
Is it pi value?

π = 3. 144 right?

Kartik said:   5 years ago
Without converting mm into cm answer will be the same ?

Shuvan.s said:   4 years ago
Why do they take 22/2 * 1/20 * 1/20? Please explain it.
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Jai said:   6 years ago
Because the wire is in the shape of a cylinder.

Rashmi said:   1 decade ago
Can anybody say me how did we get 1/20?

Anitha said:   5 years ago
@Surya.

22/7 approximately = 3.14.


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