Question

A table cover 5 m ×3 m is spread on a meeting table. If 25 cm of the table cover is hanging all around the table. Find the area of the table top

Answer 1

Answer:

Area of table top is 11.25m²

Step-by-step explanation:

Area of table cover = 5m x 3m = 15m²

It is given that 25cm (or 0.25m) of the table cover is hanging all around the table.

If you consider the longer side of the table, you have 0.5m of cover hanging out (0.25m on both sides). This means that the length of the table is 0.5m less than the length of cover.

Length of table = 5m - 0.5m = 4.5m

Similarly, breadth of the table = 3m - 0.5m = 2.5m

Area of table = 4.5m x 2.5m = 11.25m²