Question 515 Marks
How many coins 1.75cm in diameter and 2mm thick must be melted to form a cuboid 11cm × 10cm × 7cm?
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View full question & answer→Given that dimension of a cuboid 11cm × 10cm × 7cm
So its volume $({V}_1)$ = 11cm × 10cm × 7cm
$=11 \times 10 \times 7cm^3 ...(i)$
Given diameter (d) = 1.75cm
$\text{radius}(\text{r})=\frac{\text{d}}{2}=\frac{1.75}{2}=0.875\text{cm}$
Thickness (h) = 2mm = 0.2cm
$\text{volume of a cylinder}=\pi\text{r}^2\text{h}$
$\text{V}_2=\pi(0.875)^2(0.2)\text{cm}^3 $
$\text{V}_1=\text{V}_2\times\text{n}$
Since volume of a cuboide is equal to sum of n volume of 'n' coins
$\text{n}=\frac{\text{V}_1}{\text{V}_2}$
n = no of coins
$\text{n}=\frac{11\times10\times7}{\pi(0.875)^2(0.2)}$
n = 1600
$\therefore$ No of coins (n) = 1600.
So its volume $({V}_1)$ = 11cm × 10cm × 7cm
$=11 \times 10 \times 7cm^3 ...(i)$
Given diameter (d) = 1.75cm
$\text{radius}(\text{r})=\frac{\text{d}}{2}=\frac{1.75}{2}=0.875\text{cm}$
Thickness (h) = 2mm = 0.2cm
$\text{volume of a cylinder}=\pi\text{r}^2\text{h}$
$\text{V}_2=\pi(0.875)^2(0.2)\text{cm}^3 $
$\text{V}_1=\text{V}_2\times\text{n}$
Since volume of a cuboide is equal to sum of n volume of 'n' coins
$\text{n}=\frac{\text{V}_1}{\text{V}_2}$
n = no of coins
$\text{n}=\frac{11\times10\times7}{\pi(0.875)^2(0.2)}$
n = 1600
$\therefore$ No of coins (n) = 1600.











