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Intermediate November 2019 Unit 1 Q20

WJECIntermediateCurrent spec3 marksUpper & Lower Bounds

20. A cuboid has dimensions of 40 mm, 25 mm and 12 mm.
All of these measurements are correct to the nearest mm.

A cuboid with length 40 mm, depth 25 mm and height 12 mm

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Four of these cuboids are stacked together as shown below.

Four of the cuboids stacked two wide (front to back) and two high. Length a is the 40 mm front edge, length b is the depth of two cuboids and length c is the height of two cuboids

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(a) Write down the greatest possible value of length \(a\).
Give your answer in mm. [1]
(b) Calculate the greatest possible value of length \(b\).
Give your answer in mm. [1]
(c) Calculate the least possible value of length \(c\).
Give your answer in mm. [1]