The area of a courtyard is 3750m2. Find the cost of covering it with gravel to a height of 1cm if the gravel costs Rs 6.40 per cubic metre
AREA OF COURTYARD = 3750 M ^2
HEIGHT OF GRAVEL = 1 CM
FIRST WE SHOULD HAVE TO MAKE THE VALUSE EQUVALENT.
SO 1M^2 = 10000 CM ^2
SO 3750 M^2 = 3750 * 10000
= 37500000CM ^2
VOLUME = BASE AREA * HEIGHT
37500000*1
= 37500000 CM ^3
AS WE KNOW THAT ONE M^3 = 1000000 cm^3
SO 37500000 = 37500000/1000000
= 37.5 m^3
COST OF I CUBIC METRE GRAVEL IS RS 6.40
SO COST FOR 37.5 M^3 GRAVEL IS = 37.5 * 6.40
= RS 240
SO COST OF COVERING IT WITH GARAVEL TO A HEIGHT OF I CM IS RS. 240