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Question
Find the cost of digging a cuboidal pit 8 m long, 6 m broad and 3 m deep at the rate of Rs 30 per m3.
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Solution
The given cuboidal pit has its length (l) as 8m, width (b) as 6m, and depth (h) as 3m.
Volume of pit = l × b × h
= (8 × 6 × 3) m3
= 144 m3
Cost of digging per m3 volume = Rs 30
Cost of digging 144 m3 volume = Rs (144 × 30) = Rs. 4320
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