A plastic box 1.5 m long, 1.25 m wide and 65 cm deep is to be made. It is opened at the top. Ignoring the thickness of the plastic sheet, determine:
(i) The area of the sheet required for making the box.
(ii) The cost of sheet for it, if a sheet measuring 1m2 costs Rs 20.
Answer
1. Length of plastic box = 1.5 m
Width of plastic box = 1.25 m
Depth of plastic box = 1.25 m
(i) The area of sheet required to make the box is equal to the surface area of the box excluding the top.
Surface area of the box = Lateral surface area + Area of the base
= 2(l+b)×h + (l×b)
= 2[(1.5 + 1.25)×1.25] + (1.5 × 1.25) m2
= (3.575 + 1.875) m2
= 5.45 m2
The sheet required required to make the box is 5.45 m2
(ii) Cost of 1 m2 of sheet = Rs 20
∴ Cost of 5.45 m2 of sheet = Rs (20 × 5.45) = Rs 109
2. The length, breadth and height of a room are 5m, 4m and 3m respectively. Find the cost of white washing the walls of the room and the ceiling at the rate of rs 7.50 per m2.
