Unit - 12

ILBC

International Language & Business Centre

Mathematics
Primary Five
Issued by Maths Department

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12.1 Solving Problems.
Tom uses 1 cm cubes to build a cube of edge 4 cm. How many cubes
does he use?
4×4×4

4 cm

4 cm
4 cm

How many 1 cm cubes does he

need to build a cube of edge 5 cm?

5 cm

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If he builds a cube with 729 pieces of 1 cm

cubes, find the edge of the cube.

1. The figure shows a solid consisting of 10 cubes of edge 2 cm.

Find its volume.

2 cm

2. How many cubes of edge 2 cm are needed to build a cuboid measur-

ing 10 cm by 10 cm by 6 cm?

6 cm

10 cm

10 cm

3. The base of a cuboid measures 20 cm by 12 cm. If the volume of the

cuboid is 3600 cm3, find its height.

20 × 12 × Height = 3600
3600
Height =
20 × 12

= cm

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4. A rectangular container measuring 20cm by 20cm by 22 cm is ½ filled

with oil. Find the volume of the oil in litres.
(1 litre = 1000 cm3)
Height of oil level = 22÷2
= 11 cm
22cm
Volume of oil = 20 × 20 × 11
= 4400 cm3
= l
20cm

20cm

5. A rectangular tank is 90 cm long and 50 cm wide. It contains 162 litres

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of water when it is full. Find the height of the tank.
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(1 litre = 1000 cm3)

50 cm

90 cm

Volume of water = 162 l

= 162 × 1000 cm3
162 × 1000
Height of water level =
90 × 50

= cm

Height of the tank = cm

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6. A rectangular tank, 35cm long and 25 cm wide, contained some water

and a stone. The height of the water level was 10 cm. When the
stone was taken out, the water level dropped to 8 cm. Find the volume
of the stone.

10cm

cm
25
35cm

Before taking out the stone

2cm
8cm

water level
cm dropped to 8cm
25
35cm

After taking out the stone

Decrease in height of water level= 10 - 8 = 2 cm

Volume of = Volume of = 35 × 25 × 2 = cm3
the stone decreasing water

7. A rectangular tank measuring 50 cm by 40 cm by 40 cm is ½ filled

with water. When 3 metal cubes of edge 10 cm are placed in the tank,
the water level rises. Find the height of the new water level.

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40cm
20cm

Before placing metal cubes

40cm the tank is half filled
with water, 20cm
50cm

40cm

After placing 3 metal cubes,

40cm
water level rises.
50cm

Volume of 3 metal cubes = 10 × 10 × 10 × 3 = 3000 cm3

3000
Increase in height of water level = = cm
50 × 40
Height of the new water level = cm

8. A rectangular tank measures 80 cm by 50 cm by 60 cm. It is filled with

water to its brim. If the water is drained out at a rate of 12 litres per
minute, how long will it take to empty the tank? (1 liter = 1000 cm3)
Volume of water = 80 × 50 × 60 cm3
80 × 50 × 60
= l
1000
=8×5×6l 60cm

8×5×6
Time taken =
12 50cm
80cm
= min

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