for the

10 State the wettest month for:

TecjjpIQgy Brogo and Windamere dams

a Brogo Dam (A20)

b Windamere Dam (B20).

11 Use the '% Capacity' column to find the month which shows the lowest dam level for
each dam. Answer in cell A21 (Brogo) and B21 (Windamere).

Brogo Dam is situated near Bega on the south coast of NSW. Windamere Dam is between
Dubbo and Newcastle. In this activity, we will examine the volume of water in the dams for

12 Describe what happened at Brogo Dam from February to March. (A22)

each month of 2010.

1 Start a new spreadsheet and enter only the labels and values in rows 1 and 3.

13 What do the % capacity values from March to December show? (A23)

14 Do you think this data can be used to find out which area is more suitable for the
development of a new town in the region? Begin your answer in cell A24. Give reasons to
support your answer.

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1-Jan-10
69253
1-Feb-10
68466
1-Mar-10
1
67161
1-Apr-10
67164
1-May-10
67234
1-Jun-10
67738
1-Jul-10
71906
1-Au9-10
85247
1-Sep-10
98282
1-Oct-10
102291
1-Noy-10
110630
1-Dec-10

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15 Which dam seems to be located in an area more likely to receive rain? Give reasons to
support your answer. Answer in cell A25.

Find the perimeter and area of each shape.

a

11 m

2 Enter 1 Jan 2010 in cell A4 and 1 Feb 2010 in cell A5. Highlight cells A4 and A5,
right-click and Fill Down until you finish at 1 Dec 2010.
3 Repeat (or copy) this for column F, cells F4 to F15.

1-5 cm.-)

4 Enter the volume amounts in columns B and G.

5 'Capacity' refers to the total capacity of a dam. '% Capacity' calculates the volume as a
percentage of the total capacity. To find the percentage capacity on 1 January 2010,
enter --.---B4/$C$1 in cell C4 and click %.
6 Fill Down the formula from cell C4 to C15. Notice that, by using an absolute cell
reference ($C$1), each volume is divided by the same number (the dam's total capacity).
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Volume (ML) % Capacity
3 Date/Year
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1440
1-Jan-10
4
12%
1068
1-Feb-10
5
101%
9076
1-Mar-10
6
100%
9018
1-Apr-10
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7 Repeat the steps above in cells H4 to H15 to calculate Windamere Dam's percentage
capacity.
8 In cell A18, explain (in one sentence) why it is inappropriate to graph the `)/0 capacity Ri
both dams on a single graph.
9 State the driest month for:
a Brogo Dam (answer in cell A19)

b Windamere Dam (answer in B19

15 mm

HI I

A rectangle has a perimeter of 30 cm.

a List some possible dimensions for this rectangle.
b For each pair of dimensions, calculate the area of the rectangle.
c Which dimensions give the greatest area?
-Find the length and width of a rectangle whose perimeter value is equal to its area