Mensuration and CalculationAQA GCSE Maths: Subtopic test
10 questions, 26 marks
AQA GCSE Maths
Mensuration and Calculation
Total 26 marks
Name
Class
Date
- 1A rectangular garden measures 12 m by 8 m. A circular pond of radius 3 m is positioned entirely within the garden.(a)What is the area of the garden?[1 mark]
- A40 m²
- B96 m²
- C20 m²
- D84 m²
(b)What is the area of the pond, in terms of ?[1 mark]- A m²
- B m²
- C m²
- D m²
(c)What is the remaining area of the garden not covered by the pond, in terms of ?[1 mark]- A m²
- B m²
- C m²
- D m²
Total for question 1: 3 marks
- 2A cylindrical water butt has radius 0.5 m and height 1.2 m.(a)Calculate the volume of the water butt, in terms of .[2 marks](b)Taking , calculate the volume to 2 decimal places.[2 marks]
Total for question 2: 4 marks
- 3A circular pizza has radius 14 cm. A slice is cut out, forming a sector with an angle at the centre of 60°.(a)Calculate the arc length of the slice, in terms of .[3 marks](b)Calculate the area of the slice, in terms of .[3 marks]
Total for question 3: 6 marks
- 4A garden shed is in the shape of a cuboid measuring 4 m by 3 m by 2.5 m, with a triangular prism roof on top. The roof has a triangular cross-section with base 3 m and height 1 m, and the shed is 4 m long.(a)Calculate the volume of the cuboid part of the shed.[4 marks](b)Calculate the volume of the triangular prism roof.[4 marks](c)The two sloped rectangular roof faces need to be painted. Each sloped face has length 4 m and width equal to the slant length of the triangular cross-section, found using Pythagoras' theorem with a horizontal half-base of 1.5 m and a vertical height of 1 m. One litre of paint covers 12 m². Calculate the minimum number of whole litres of paint needed to paint both sloped faces.[5 marks]
Total for question 4: 13 marks
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