Question

King Louis wants his name sculpted on a stone with the following dimensions:


The area of the stone will be:

• A. 140 sq. m
• B. 112 sq. m
• C. 196 sq. m
• D. 72 sq. m

Answer 1

The correct option is D 72 sq. m

The dimensions of the letter $L$ is as follows:


First let us divide the letter into two rectangles as shown below:


Next, we calculate the area of each rectangle.

We know,
$\text{Area of a Rectangle}=Length\times Breadth$

Area of the blue coloured rectangle at the top $=10m\times 4m=40sq.m.$

Area of the green coloured rectangle at the bottom $=8m\times 4m=32sq.m.$


Total Area $=40sq.m+32sq.m$.
$=72sq.m.$

Hence, the area of the letter $L$ in the sculpture will be $72sq.m.$