A dam is in the shape of a triangular prism which is 50 m long, as shown.
Both ends of the dam,
Calculate the number of litres of water the dam will hold when full. (4 marks)
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Measurement, STD2 M1 SM-Bank 26 MC
During a flood, 12.5 hectares of land was covered by water to a depth of 30 cm.
How many kilolitres of water covered the land?
(1 hectare = 10 000 m² and 1 m³ = 1000 L)
- 3.75 kL
- 37.5 kL
- 37 500 kL
- 37 500 000 kL
Measurement, STD2 M1 2016 HSC 30a
The area of a roof is 30 m². Any rain that falls on the roof flows directly onto a garden.
Calculate how many litres of water flow onto the garden when 20 mm of rain falls on the roof. (2 marks)
Measurement, STD2 M1 2014 HSC 27c
The base of a water tank is in the shape of a rectangle with a semicircle at each end, as shown.
The tank is 1400 mm long, 560 mm wide, and has a height of 810 mm.
What is the capacity of the tank, to the nearest litre? (4 marks)
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Measurement, STD2 M1 2010 HSC 17 MC
During a flood 1.5 hectares of land was covered by water to a depth of 17 cm.
How many kilolitres of water covered the land? (1 hectare = 10 000 m²)
- 2.55 kL
- 2550 kL
- 255 000 kL
- 2 550 000 kL