Question 8 of 21intermediate🔧 ApplyNumerical3 marks

What is the cost of tiling a rectangular plot of land 500 m long and 200 m wide at the rate of ₹8 per hundred sq m?

Correct Answer

Given: Length = 500 m Width = 200 m Rate = ₹8 per hundred sq m

Step 1: Find the area of the rectangular plot Area = length × width = 500×200500 \times 200 = 100,000 sq m

Step 2: Convert to hundreds of sq m 100,000 ÷ 100 = 1,000

Step 3: Calculate the cost Cost = 1,000 × ₹8 = ₹8,000

Answer: The cost of tiling the plot is ₹8,000.

Exercise: Figure it Out (Section 3) | Q: 2 | (Page Page 10)
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Explanation

First find the area of the rectangular plot, then calculate the cost based on the rate given per hundred square metres.

Solution Steps

  1. Step 1: Find the area of the rectangular plot = length × width = 500×200500 \times 200 = 100,000 sq m

  2. Step 2: Convert to hundreds of sq m = 100,000 ÷ 100 = 1000

  3. Step 3: Cost = 1000 × ₹8 = ₹8,000

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