The floor of a room measures 12 m by 10 m. A carpet is placed onleavin

1.	The floor of a room measures 12 m by 10 m. A carpet is placed onleaving a space of 2 m round the carpet.(a) What is the area of the carpet?(b) What is the cost of the carpet at sh 50 per square metre?
Answer» Length of carpet = (12 - 4) = 8 mWidth of carpet = (10 - 4) = 6 m (a) Area of carpet= length * width= 86 = 48 m^2 (b) Cost of carpet = 4850 = sh 2400

The floor of a room measures 12 m by 10 m. A carpet is placed onleaving a space of 2 m round the carpet.(a) What is the area of the carpet?(b) What is the cost of the carpet at sh 50 per square metre?

Answer»

Length of carpet = (12 - 4) = 8 mWidth of carpet = (10 - 4) = 6 m

(a) Area of carpet= length * width= 8*6 = 48 m^2

(b) Cost of carpet = 48*50 = sh 2400