Question

The area of a rectangular plot of land is 87.125 m2 and its length its 10.25m.

a. Find the width of the rectangle.

b. Find the cost of fencing the rectangle, if the cost of fencing per meter is Rs. 5.55.

Answer 1

Answer:

a) width or breadth= area/length

width=87.125/19.25 =4.526

b) perimeter=2*(length+width)

total fencing=2*(4.526+19.25)

=47.552

cost of fencing of rectangle is

5.55*47.552=Rs. 263.9