The figure is not drawn to scale. It shows the net of a solid. It is made up of 4 identical rectangles and 2 identical squares. Line E is 35 cm long and Line F is 18 cm long.
- Find the volume of the solid.
- This solid is a cardboard carton containing small boxes of candy canes. Each box of candy canes is 3 cm by 2 cm by 1 cm. If all these small boxes of candy canes in the carton occupy more than 70% of the carton's volume, what is the minimum number of small boxes of candy canes in the carton?
(a)
Breadth of the cuboid
= 18 ÷ 3
= 6 cm
Breadth of two squares
= Breadth x 2
= 6 x 2
= 12 cm
Length of the cuboid
= (35 - 12) ÷ 2
= 11.5 cm
Volume of the cuboid
= 11.5 x 6 x 6
= 414 cm
3 (b)
Volume of one box of candy canes
= 3 x 2 x 1
= 6 cm
3 Volume of space occupied
= 414 x 70%
= 289.8 cm
3 Estimated number of small boxes
= 289.8 ÷ 6
≈ 48.3
Minimum number of small boxes to occupy more than 70% of the carton
= 48 + 1
= 49
Answer(s): (a) 414 cm
3; (b) 49