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A wall is to be constructed with bricks of dimensions 25 cm x 10 cm x 8 cm. The wall's dimensions are 9.9 m x 0.2 m x 0.3 m. If 10% of the wall's volume is cement, how many bricks are needed?

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267.3\text{267.3}

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  1. Convert all dimensions to a consistent unit, centimeters (cm).

    Given dimensions of one brick:
    Length (lbl_b) = 25 cm25 \text{ cm}
    Width (wbw_b) = 10 cm10 \text{ cm}
    Height (hbh_b) = 8 cm8 \text{ cm}

    Given dimensions of the wall:
    Length (LwL_w) = 9.9 m=9.9×100 cm=990 cm9.9 \text{ m} = 9.9 \times 100 \text{ cm} = 990 \text{ cm}
    Thickness (WwW_w) = 20 cm20 \text{ cm}
    Height (HwH_w) = 30 cm30 \text{ cm}

  2. Calculate the volume of one brick.

    The volume of a brick (VbV_b) is given by the product of its length, width, and height.

    Vb=lb×wb×hbV_b = l_b \times w_b \times h_b Vb=25 cm×10 cm×8 cmV_b = 25 \text{ cm} \times 10 \text{ cm} \times 8 \text{ cm} Vb=2000 cm3V_b = 2000 \text{ cm}^3
  3. Calculate the total volume of the wall.

    The volume of the wall (VwV_w) is given by the product of its length, thickness, and height.

    Vw=Lw×Ww×HwV_w = L_w \times W_w \times H_w Vw=990 cm×20 cm×30 cmV_w = 990 \text{ cm} \times 20 \text{ cm} \times 30 \text{ cm} Vw=594000 cm3V_w = 594000 \text{ cm}^3
  4. Calculate the volume occupied by bricks in the wall.

    The problem states that 10%10\% of the wall's volume is filled with cement (mortar). This means the remaining 90%90\% of the wall's volume is occupied by bricks.
    Volume occupied by bricks (Vbricks_in_wallV_{bricks\_in\_wall}) = 90%90\% of VwV_w

    Vbricks_in_wall=0.90×VwV_{bricks\_in\_wall} = 0.90 \times V_w Vbricks_in_wall=0.90×594000 cm3V_{bricks\_in\_wall} = 0.90 \times 594000 \text{ cm}^3 Vbricks_in_wall=534600 cm3V_{bricks\_in\_wall} = 534600 \text{ cm}^3
  5. Calculate the number of bricks required.

    The number of bricks (NN) is the total volume occupied by bricks in the wall divided by the volume of one brick.

    N=Vbricks_in_wallVbN = \frac{V_{bricks\_in\_wall}}{V_b} N=534600 cm32000 cm3N = \frac{534600 \text{ cm}^3}{2000 \text{ cm}^3} N=267.3N = 267.3

    The number of bricks required is 267.3\text{267.3}.

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