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A girl painted the outside of the cuboid shaped cabinet of measure 2 m × 3 m × 2.5 m. How much surface area did she cover if she painted all except the bottom of the cabinet?

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41 m²
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42 m²
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32 m²
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31 m²
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Solution

The correct option is D 31 m²

The surface area of the bottom of the cuboid will be subtracted from the total surface area of the cabinet.

From the given figure,

Length 'l' of the cabinet = 2 m

Breadth 'b' of the cabinet = 3 m

Height 'h' of the cabinet = 2.5 m

Area of the bottom of cabinet = l × b

Since the cabinet is cuboidal in shape,

Total surface area of the cabinet = 2(l × b + b × h + h × l)

Area of the cabinet that was painted = (Total surface area of the cabinet) - (Area of bottom of the cabinet)

= 2(l × b + b × h + h × l) − l × b

= 2(b × h + h × l) + l × b

= 2 × (3 × 2.5 + 2.5 × 2) + 2 × 3 m²

= 2 × 12.5 + 6 m²

= 31 m²

Therefore the area of the cabinet that was painted is 31 m².


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