SUGGESTED ANSWERS

(Based on 800 students, 3 blocks of buildings and 1000 m2 garden)

PART 1:
1.
3600 m2 or any reasonable answers.
2.

3.

(a)

No. of students = 800

Volume consumption = 15 l/student/day
Total water used by students = 800 x 15 l = 12000 l per day
Total water used for gardening = 1000 x 2 = 2000 l per day
Total daily water consumption = 14000 l per day

(b)

Water consumption per month = 14000 x 22 = 308000 l

Water tariff = RM 0.90 per m3
Water expenditure per month = (308000 x 0.90) / 1000 = RM 277.20

No. of school days per year = 190 days

Tabulation method:

Year
Population of
Students
Annual
Water
Consumption
per Student
(l)
Total Annual
Water
Consumption
by Students
(l)

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

800

824

849

874

900

927

955

984

1014

1044

1075

2850

2992.5
0

3142.1
3

3299.2
4

3464.2
0

3637.4
1

3819.28

4010.2
4

4210.7
5

4421.2
9

4642.35

228000
0

246582
0

266766
8.37

288353
5.76

311778
0

337187
9.07

364741
2.4

394607
6.16

426970
0.5

461582
6.76

499052
6.25

Progression:
Population of students is a G.P., where a = 800, r = 1.03, t11 = 800 x 1.0310 = 1075.13
Annual Water Consumption per student is a G.P.,
where A = 15 x 190, R = 1.05, T11 = 15 x 190 x 1.0510 = 4642.35 l
Total annual water consumption in year 2024 = t11 x T11 = 4991129.76 l

PART 2:
1.
(a)
(b)

Accept any reasonable sketch

3 blocks of buildings with dimension 10m x 55m
2.6 x 55 x 10 x 3 = 4290 m3
Accept any reasonable assumptions

2.

14 x 5 = 70 m3

3.

(a)
Formula:
Eg: Cylinder
r 2h 70
70
h 2
r
A 2 rh 2 r 2
70
2 r 2
2
r

A 2 r

140
2 r 2
r

dA
140r 2 4 r
dr
When A minimum,

dA
0
dr

140r 2 4 r 0
r3

140
4

140
2.233
4
70
h
4.468
2
2.233
r

Thus, total surface area = 94.03 m2

Tabulation (By Microsoft Excel):

Eg: Cylinder
Radius, r

Height, h

Volume, V

Total Surface Area, A

5
4
3
2
1

0.891152
1.392425
2.475423
5.569701
22.2788

70
70
70
70
70

185.1
135.544
103.2227
95.136
146.284

1.9
2
2.1
2.2
2.3

6.171414
5.569701
5.051883
4.603059
4.211494

70
70
70
70
70

96.36945
95.136
94.37911
94.05092
94.11193

2.21
2.22
2.23
2.24
2.25

4.561496
4.520494
4.480042
4.440131
4.400751

70
70
70
70
70

94.0401
94.03313
94.02997
94.0306
94.03497

2.231
2.232
2.233
2.234

4.476027
4.472017
4.468013
4.464014

70
70
70
70

94.02987
94.0298
94.02976
94.02977

Accept any reasonable answers.

4.

Accept any reasonable answers

FURTHER EXPLORATION:
1.

The total area of three blocks = 10 m x 55 m x 3 = 1650 m2

Volume of water harvested per year = 2.6 m x 1650 m2 = 4290 m3
Money saved by rainwater harvesting per year = 4290 x RM 0.90 = RM 3861
Accept any reasonable answers

2.

Accept any reasonable answers

3.

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REFLECTION:
Accept any reasonable reflection.