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How many bricks having dimensions 20 cm × 5 cm × 5 cm are required to make a wall2.5 m long, 0.5 m broad and 5 m in height?

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Given:-

  • Dimension of WALL = 2.5 m × 0.5 m × 5 m

  • Dimension of bricks = 20 cm × 5 cm × 5 cm

= 0.2m × 0.05m × 0.05m

To Find:-

  • Number of bricks needed to make the wall

Concept/Formula Used:-

▪︎VOLUME of CUBOID = length × BREADTH × height

▪︎No. of bricks = Volume of wall ÷ Volume of bricks

Solution:-

Finding volume of bricks

Volume of bricks

= length × breadth × height

= 0.2 × 0.05 × 0.05

= 0.0005 m³

Hence, Volume of bricks is 0.0005 m³

Finding volume of wall

Volume of walls

= length × breadth × height

= 2.5 m × 0.5 m × 5 m

= 6.25 m³

Hence, Volume of wall is 6.25 m³

Finding number of bricks used

Using the concept ;

No. of bricks

= Volume of wall ÷ Volume of bricks

Putting the VALUES:

= 6.25m³ ÷ 0.0005m³

= 12,500

Answer:-

▪︎12,500 bricks used to build the wall.



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