A soft drink is available in two packs A tin can with a rectangular base of length 5cm breadth 4cm a...

Question

A soft drink is available in two packs A tin can with a rectangular base of length 5cm breadth 4cm and height 15cm Which container has greater capacity and by how much

Accepted Answer

In general the volume of a cube is equal to the amount of space occupied by its shape It is determined by the cuboids three dimensions length breadth and height The dimensions for a tin can with a rectangular base is Length 5cm Breadth 4cm Height 15cm We know that Volume of tin can l b h By substituting the values Volume of tin can 5 4 15 So we get Volume of tin can 300 cm3 Therefore a plastic cylinder has greater capacity than a tin can by 85 cm3

RS Aggarwal Solutions Class 9 Mathematics Solutions for Volume And Surface Area Of Solids Exercise 15B in Chapter 15 - Volume And Surface Area Of Solids