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Measurement, NAP-E3-CA28 SA

Guy builds a brick structure that is pictured below.

The structure is 7 bricks high, 7 bricks wide and 6 bricks deep.

The structure is solid brick but has a hole that goes from one side to the other which is 3 bricks high and two bricks wide, as shown in the diagram.
 

 
How many bricks are in the stack?
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`258\ text(bricks)`

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`text(Bricks in the stack if no hole)`

`= 7 xx 7 xx 6`

`= 294`

`text(Bricks removed to make hole)`

`= 3 xx 2 xx 6`

`= 36`

`:.\ text(Bricks in stack)` `= 294 – 36`
  `= 258`

Measurement, NAP-G3-NC14

The flask pictured below can hold up to 100 mL of water.
 

 
How much water is in the flask?

`60\ text(mL)` `70\ text(mL)` `80\ text(mL)`  `90\ text(mL)`
 
 
 
 
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`text(80 mL)`

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`text(Flask is filled until the 60 mL mark.)`

`text(Flask is half filled between 60-100 mL marks.)`

`:.\ text(Volume of water in the flask)`

`=60 + (1/2 xx 40)`

`=80\ text(mL)`