Student: The floor of a rectangular room is 18 m long and 12 m wide. The room is surrounded by a veranda of width 2 m on all its sides. The area of the veranda is :\nOptions:\n(A) 124 m2\n(B) 126 m2\n(C) 136 m2\n(D) 158 m2\n(E) None of these.
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Area of the outer rectangle = 22 Ã— 16 = 352 m2\nArea of the inner rectangle = 18 Ã— 12 = 216 m2\nRequired area = (352 â€“ 216) = 136 m2 Final answer: (C).
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