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FOUNDATIONS OF MATHEMATICS, GRADE 10, APPLIED (MFM2P) 55
– perform everyday conversions between the imperial system and the metric system (e.g., millilitres to cups, centimetres to inches) and within these systems (e.g., cubic metres to cubic centimetres, square feet to square yards), as necessary to solve problems involving measurement (Sample problem: A vertical post is to be supported by a wooden pole, secured on the ground at an angle of elevation of 60°, and reach- ing 3 m up the post from its base. If wood is sold by the foot, how many feet of wood are needed to make the pole?);
– determine, through investigation, the rela- tionship for calculating the surface area of a pyramid (e.g., use the net of a square- based pyramid to determine that the sur- face area is the area of the square base plus the areas of the four congruent triangles);
– solve problems involving the surface areas of prisms, pyramids, and cylinders, and the volumes of prisms, pyramids, cylinders, cones, and spheres, including problems involving combinations of these figures, using the metric system or the imperial system, as appropriate (Sample problem: How many cubic yards of concrete are required to pour a concrete pad measur- ing 10 feet by 10 feet by 1 foot? If poured concrete costs $110 per cubic yard, how much does it cost to pour a concrete driveway requiring 6 pads?).