A rectangular floor is covered by a rug except for a strip 2 meters wide along each of the four edge. If the floor is 10 meters by 8 meters, what is the area of the rug in square meters?
Pick:
A) 24
B) 26
C) 28
D) 30
E) 32
A strip of 2 meters is covering the inner rectangular rug for all 4 sides.   Length of inner rug = 10-(2*2)   breadth of inner rug= 8-(2*2)   Area of Rug= 6 * 4= 
<gadget id="calculator">6 * 4</gadget>
<output>24</output>
24 sq. mt   Ânswer: 24
<result>A</result>
A rectangular floor is covered by a rug except for a strip 2 meters wide along each of the four edge. If the floor is 10 meters by 8 meters, what is the area of the rug in square meters?