Box made of material of uniform thickness: internal vs external dimensions
This type of question, asked 2 times: CDS 2 2022, CDS 1 2025. All 2 questions below, oldest first.
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Question 1
CDS 2 2022
91A closed box is built of wood of uniform thickness. Its external dimensions are 12 cm, 10 cm and 8 cm. If the inner surface area is 376 square cm, then what is the thickness of the wood ?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 2 (case study, 2 parts)
CDS 1 2025
The sides of an open box are 0.5 cm thick and bottom is 1 cm thick. The internal length, breadth and depth are respectively 14 cm, 10 cm and 8 cm. It is completely filled with water.63If the material weighs 2000 kg per cubic metre, then what is the weight of the material used in the construction of the box ?Tap an option to check your answer.
64If water weighs 1000 kg per cubic metre, then what is the weight of the box with water ?Tap an option to check your answer.