An Olympic swimming pool is in the shape of a cuboid of dimensions 50

1.	An Olympic swimming pool is in the shape of a cuboid of dimensions 50 m long and 25 m wide. If it is 3 m deep throughout, how many litres of water does it hold ?
Answer» Dimensions of the swimming pool are Length = 50 m Breadth = 25 m Deep = 3 m ∴ Volume of the swimming pool V = lbh V = 50 × 25 × 3 = 3750 m³ ∴ It can hold 37,50,000 litres of water. [∵ 1 m³ = 1000 lit.]

An Olympic swimming pool is in the shape of a cuboid of dimensions 50 m long and 25 m wide. If it is 3 m deep throughout, how many litres of water does it hold ?

Answer»

Dimensions of the swimming pool are

Length = 50 m

Breadth = 25 m

Deep = 3 m

∴ Volume of the swimming pool

V = lbh

V = 50 × 25 × 3 = 3750 m³

∴ It can hold 37,50,000 litres of water.

[∵ 1 m³ = 1000 lit.]