Question

A hall 25 metres long and 15 metres broad is surrounded by a verandah of uniform width of 3.5 metres. The cost of flooring the verandah, at 27.50 per square metre is

• A. 9149.50
• B. 8146.50
• C. 9047.50
• D. 4186.50

Answer 1

Answer:

C. 9047.50

Area of the verandah = (25 + 2 × 3.5) (15 + 2 × 3.5) –25 × 15

= 32 × 22 – 25 × 15

= 704 – 375

= 329 sq.metre

Cost of flooring = 329 × 27.5 = 9047.5