A student has a stack of A4 paper for his computer printer. Fig. 1.1 gives the dimensions of the paper stack.
Fig. 1.1 (not to scale) shows a rectangular pile with length 30.0 cm, width 20.0 cm and height 5.0 cm.
(a)[1]
Calculate the average thickness of a single sheet of paper.
(b)[1]
Show that the paper stack has a volume of $3000\,\text{cm}^3$. Use the details in Fig. 1.1.
(c)[1]
The student finds the total mass of the paper in the stack. State the name of a device used to measure mass.
(d)[3]
Calculate the density of the paper.
Worked solution & mark scheme
This 6-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: “5.0 \div 500 or 0.01 (cm)” …