A wall 24 m long, 5 m high and 0.25 m thick is to be constructed using bricks measuring 25 cm ×12.5 cm ×7.5 cm. Find the number of bricks required, if 5% of the wall is occupied by cement and sand mixture.
A
12160
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B
12000
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C
12100
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D
12200
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Solution
The correct option is A12160
Dimensions of the wall: 24 m long, 5 m high and 0.25 m thick.
Therefore, volume of wall =lbh=24×5×0.25=30m3=30000000cm3
Sand and mixture used 5% of the wall volume.
The remaining volume is used for bricks is 30000000−30000000×5100=28500000 Volume of bricks =(25)(12.5)(7.5)=2343.75 ∴ number of bricks required =285000002343.75=12160