Question

central hall of a school is 18m long and 12.5m wide .a carpet is to be laid on floor leaving strip 50cm wide near walls uncovered.find the area of the carpet and also the uncovered portion?

Answer 1

area of carpet,
= 11.5*17=195.5 m^2
area of uncovered portion,
=total area-carpet area
=2250-195.5
=29.5 m^2  ANS