Question

6. A hall is 8 cm long and 8m 60 cm wide. How many square meters of carpet is needed to cover the floor of
the hall ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

8×860=68.8msq

Explanation:

8m60cm =860cm

Area of rectangle=l×b

=8×860=6880cmsq

Square meter of carpet=6880÷100=68.8

Answer 2

Explanation:

Area of the hall is same as the area of carpet.

As we know a hall is rectangular in shape

Area of rectangle = length× breadth

length = 0.08 m

breadth = 8+0.6

= 8.6 m

Area = lb

Area = 0.08 × 8.6

Area = 0.688 m^2