Question

A room is 4 m long and 3 m 50 cm wide. How many square metres of carpet are needed to cover the floor of the room?

Answer 1

Given

l = 4 m

b = 3 m 50 cm

= 3.50 m

Area = l × b

= 4 × 3.50

= 14 m² 

∴ The carpet required to cover the floor is 14 m².