42 Domestic Science 



QUESTIONS 



1. Which square has the greater area one with sides half an 

 inch long or one with an area of half a square inch ? 



2. A bagatelle board is made up of a rectangular portion and 

 a semi-circular end. The extreme length of the board is 8 ft. and 

 the width is 1 ft. 8 in. How many square feet of cloth would be 

 required to cover the board ? 



3. Describe two methods of finding the area of a regular five- 

 pointed star. 



4. A w piece " of wall-paper is 12 yd. long and 21 in. wide. 

 How many pieces would be required to cover the walls of a room 

 16 ft. long, 12 ft. wide and 9 ft. 6 in. high ? 



5. What would be the cost of covering the floors of the following 

 parts of a house with cork linoleum at 3s. 3d. a square yard allowing 

 10 % loss for fitting ? 



HaU 12 ft. by 5 ft. 6 in. 



Passage 15 ft. by 2 ft. 9 in. 

 Kitchen 13 ft. by 11 ft. 8 in. 



6. A carpet 16 ft. 6 in. long and 13 ft. 6 in. wide costs 6. 17s. 6d. 

 What was the price per sq. yd. ? 



7. An ordinary brick measures 9" by 4" by 2|". How many 

 bricks would be required to build a wall 30 yd. long, 10 ft. high 

 and 18 in. thick ? 



8. Find the number of litres of air in a room 12*8 metres in 

 length, 9 '3 metres in width and 3*5 metres high. 



9. A cubic foot of water weighs 62-4 Ib. What is the total 

 weight of water in a reservoir, expressed in tons, the dimensions of 

 the reservoir being : Length, 35 yd. ; Breadth, 22 yd. 2 ft. ; 

 Depth, 10 ft. ? 



10. The diameter of a cylindrical tank is 5 ft. 6 in. and its 

 depth is 4 ft. 9 in. If a cubic foofc of water weighs 1000 ounces, 

 find the weight of water the tank will hold, expressed in tons. 



