A paving slab is a cuboid with length 40cm, width 20cm and depth hcm. Its volume is 2400 cm³. [Figure 20.1]
- (a)Find the value of h.[1]
- (b)Calculate the volume of concrete needed to make 1000 of these slabs. Give your answer in m³.[1]
- (c)A mathematically similar slab has length 60cm. Calculate the volume of concrete, in cm³, needed to make one of these larger slabs.[2]
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- [1] 3
- [1] 2.4
- [2] 8100
- B1 for 27/8 or 8/27 soi or M1 for 30 × 60 × 4.5
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