Question

The length of a blankets is 2.5 m and breadth is 1.6 m.
What is the area of the blanket?
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Answer 1

First, we should know what is the shape of this Blanket

So, we draw the diagram

$\setlength{\unitlength}{1cm}\begin{picture}(0,0)\thicklines\multiput(0,0)(5,0){2}{\line(0,1){3}}\multiput(0,0)(0,3){2}{\line(1,0){5}}\put(0.03,0.02){\framebox(0.25,0.25)}\put(0.03,2.75){\framebox(0.25,0.25)}\put(4.74,2.75){\framebox(0.25,0.25)}\put(4.74,0.02){\framebox(0.25,0.25)}\multiput(2.1,-0.7)(0,4.2){2}{\sf\large 2.5 m}\multiput(-1.4,1.4)(6.8,0){2}{\sf\large 1.6 m}\put(-0.5,-0.4){\bf A}\put(-0.5,3.2){\bf D}\put(5.3,-0.4){\bf B}\put(5.3,3.2){\bf C}\end{picture}$

We can see that the above diagram is a rectangle

So,

★ Given ★

• Length of Rectangle = 2.5 m
• Breadth of Rectangle = 1.5 m

★ To Find ★

• Area of Rectangle

✯ Solution ✯

★ Formula Used ★

• Area = Length \times Breadth

Subsituting Values

➽ 2.5 m × 1.6 m

➽ ²⁵/₁₀ m × ¹⁶/₁₀ m

➽ ²⁵ × ¹⁶/₁₀₀.m²

➽ ⁴⁰⁰/₁₀₀ m²

➽ 4 m²

Thus, the area of blanket is 4 m²