A floor is 5 m long and 4 m wide. A square carpet of sides 3 m is laid on the floor. Find the area of the floor that is not carpeted.
Answer:
Length of the rectangular floor = 5 m
Breadth of the rectangular floor = 4 m
Area of the rectangular floor = length
breadth
= 5
4 = 20 sq m
Side of the square carpet = 3 m
Area of the square carpet = side
side = 3
3 = 9 sq m
Area of the rectangular floor which is not carpeted = Area of the rectangular floor – Area of the square carpet
sq m
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