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 S is 31 cm long and Line T is 18 cm long.
- Find the volume of the solid.
- This solid is a cardboard carton containing small boxes of mini cupcakes. Each box of mini cupcakes is 3 cm by 3 cm by 1 cm. If all these small boxes of mini cupcakes in the carton occupy more than 70% of the carton's volume, what is the minimum number of small boxes of mini cupcakes 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
= (31 - 12) ÷ 2
= 9.5 cm
Volume of the cuboid
= 9.5 x 6 x 6
= 342 cm
3 (b)
Volume of one box of mini cupcakes
= 3 x 3 x 1
= 9 cm
3 Volume of space occupied
= 342 x 70%
= 239.4 cm
3 Estimated number of small boxes
= 239.4 ÷ 9
≈ 26.6
Minimum number of small boxes to occupy more than 70% of the carton
= 26 + 1
= 27
Answer(s): (a) 342 cm
3; (b) 27