Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Area · Exam: · Marks: · Difficulty:
A rectangular room can be partitioned into two equal square rooms by a partition 7 metres long. What is the area of the rectangular room in square metres?
(a)49
(b)147
(c)196
(d)None of these
Answer
Answer (as printed): D
Explanation
Length of the room $=(7+7) \mathrm{m}=14 \mathrm{m}$. Breadth of the room = 7 m. ∴ Area of the room $=(14 \times 7) \mathrm{m}^{2}=98 \mathrm{m}^{2}$.