The floor of a rectangular room is 17 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 : Choose one
A) 124 m2 B) 132 m2 C) 148 m2 D) 152 m2 E) None of these
Area of the outer rectangle = 21 Ã— 16 = 336 m2   Area of the inner rectangle = 17 Ã— 12 = 204 m2   Required area = (336 â€“ 204) = 132 m2   Answer 132 m2
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The floor of a rectangular room is 17 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 :