A man wants to cover his floor with carpet which costs Rs100 per square meters. His floor is in the form of a square which has a perimeter of 24 meters. What will be the cost of carpeting the floor? [4 MARKS]
Process : 3 Marks
Result : 1 Mark
Let the length of each side of square be 'a'
Perimeter of a square = 4a = 24 meters
Length of one side, a = 6 meters
Area of a sqaure = a x a = 6 x 6 = 36 square meters
Total Cost of carpeting the floor = 36 x 100 = Rs 3600.