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O-LevelMathematicsMensuration4024/12 · Oct/Nov 2017 · Q183 Marks

An open rectangular tray has inside measurements length 11 cm width 6 cm height 5 cm.

  1. (a)Calculate the total surface area of the four sides and base of the inside of the tray.[2]
  2. (b)Cubes are placed in the tray and a lid is placed on top. Each cube has an edge of 2 cm. Find the maximum number of cubes that can be placed in the tray.[1]

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  1. [2] 18(a) 236
  2. M1 for 2 × 5 × 11 + 2 × 5 × 6 + 11 × 6 oe
  3. or C1 for 302
  4. [1] 18(b) 30

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Topic
Mensuration, O-Level Mathematics (syllabus 4024). Structured question, 3 marks.
Source
O-Level Mathematics, Oct/Nov 2017 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 18.

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