Question
Perimeter of a square shaped plot is 160 metres and the
area of a rectangular plot is 66% more than that of the square shaped plot. Find the area (in m2) of a rectangular plot?Solution
Perimeter of square shaped plot = 160 metres Let length of each side of the square shaped plot be ‘a’ metres. So, 4a = 160 Or, a = 40 Area of square shaped plot = 40 × 40 = 1600 m2 Area of rectangular plot = 1.66 × 1600 = 2656 m2
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This question is based on the following 3-digit numbers:
543, 769, 552, 342, 245
(Example: 697 – First digit = 6, second digit = 9, and ...
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