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Q16: Question – Paper 3 – November 2017
Q16: Question – Paper 3 – November 2017
Question
16)
Chloe has a van.
She is going to use the van to deliver boxes.
Each box is a cuboid, 40 cm by 30 cm by 35 cm.
Chloe has a van.
She is going to use the van to deliver boxes.
Each box is a cuboid, 40 cm by 30 cm by 35 cm.
The space for boxes in the van has
The space for boxes is empty.
Chloe wants to put as many boxes as possible into the van.
She can put 3 boxes into the van in one minute.
Assume that the space for boxes is in the shape of a cuboid.
a) Work out how many minutes it should take Chloe to put as many boxes as possible into the van.
- maximum length 2.4 m
- maximum width 1.5 m
- maximum height 1.4 m
The space for boxes is empty.
Chloe wants to put as many boxes as possible into the van.
She can put 3 boxes into the van in one minute.
Assume that the space for boxes is in the shape of a cuboid.
a) Work out how many minutes it should take Chloe to put as many boxes as possible into the van.
[4 marks]
The space for boxes might not be in the shape of a cuboid.
b) Explain how this could affect the time it would take Chloe to put as many boxes as possible into the van.
[1 mark]