The floor of a rectangular room is 20 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 the correct choice from the following options
A) 144 m2  B) 120 m2  C) 108 m2  D) 158 m2  E) None of these
144 m2rea of the outer rectangle = 24 Ã— 16 = 384 m2   144 m2rea of the inner rectangle = 20 Ã— 12 = 240 m2   Required area = (304 â€“ 180) = 144 m2   144 m2nswer 144 m2
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The floor of a rectangular room is 20 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 :