Question 8: A verandah is 4m long and 3m wide. A truck is 3m long, 2m wide and 1m high. a) How many m2 of bricks are needed for the verandah? b) How many m3 of sand can the truck hold?

The length of the verandah is 4 m and the breadth (width) is 3 m.

The area $A$ of a rectangle is given by $A = \text{length} \times \text{breadth}$.

Mr Tladi needs $\boxed{\text{12 m}^2}$ of bricks.

The truck measures 3 m by 2 m by 1 m. These are the length, width, and height.

The volume $V$ of a rectangular prism is given by $V = \text{length} \times \text{width} \times \text{height}$.

The truck can hold $\boxed{\text{6 m}^3}$ of sand.