The floor of a rectangular room is 19 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) 144 m2 B) 140 m2 C) 108 m2 D) 158 m2 E) None of these
Area of the outer rectangle = 23 Ã— 16 = 368 m2   Area of the inner rectangle = 19 Ã— 12 = 228 m2   Required area = (368 â€“ 228) = 140 m2   Answer 140 m2
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The floor of a rectangular room is 19 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 :