What shape is
(a) Your instrument box?
(b) A brick?
(c) A matchbox?
(d) A road-roller?
(e) A sweet laddu?

Solution:

We will be using the concepts of solids shapes to solve this.

(a) Cuboid is the shape of an instrument box.

(b) Cuboid is the shape of a brick.

(c) Cuboid is the shape of a matchbox.

(d) Cylinder is the shape of a road-roller.

(e) Sphere is the shape of a sweet laddu.

NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Maths Chapter 5 Exercise 5.9 Question 2

What shape is (a) Your instrument box? (b) A brick? (c) A matchbox? (d) A road-roller? (e) A sweet laddu?

Summary:

The shape of: (a) An instrument box is cuboid. (b) A brick is cuboid. (c) A matchbox is cuboid. (d) A road-roller is cylinder. (e) A sweet laddu is sphere.

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