Foundation
Mathematics Foundation
Surface Area and Volume
Question

The dimension of a brick are 24 cm × 12 cm × 8 cm. How many bricks will be required to build a wall 24 m × 8 m × 6 m if 20% of the wall is filled with mortar ? 

450000

550000

400000

500000

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Volume of brick = 24 cm × 12 cm × 8 cm
Volume of wall    = 24 m × 8 m × 6 m
            = (24 × 8 × 6) × 106  cm3
Volume left which will be filled by bricks 
 =80100×(24×8×6)×106cm3
 Number of bricks =8×105×24×8×624×12×8
                    = 400000

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