The floor of a rectangular room is 15 m long and 12 m wide. The room is surrounded by a verandah of width 2 m on all its sides. The area of the verandah is : Choose the correct answer.
A) 124 m2
B) 120 m2
C) 108 m2
D) 58 m2
E) None of these
124 m2rea of the outer rectangle = 19 × 16 = 304 m2   124 m2rea of the inner rectangle = 15 × 12 = 180 m2   Required area = (304 – 180) = 124 m2   124 m2nswer 124 m2
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The floor of a rectangular room is 15 m long and 12 m wide. The room is surrounded by a verandah of width 2 m on all its sides. The area of the verandah is :