Suresh wanted to lay a new carpet for his new mansion with an area of $70 \times 55$ sq. mts. However an area of 550 sq. mts had to be left out for flower pots. If the cost of carpet is Rs. 50 per sq. mts, how much money (in Rs.) will be spent by Suresh for the carpet now ?

Rs. 1,65,000

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Solution

The correct option is A
Rs. 1,65,000
$C o s t o f c a r p e t = [70 \times 55 - 550] \times 50$
$= R s . 1, 65, 000$

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Suresh wanted to lay a new carpet for his new mansion with an area of 70×55 sq. mts. However an area of 550 sq. mts had to be left out for flower pots. If the cost of carpet is Rs. 50 per sq. mts, how much money (in Rs.) will be spent by Suresh for the carpet now ?

The correct option is A Rs. 1,65,000 Cost of carpet=[70×55−550]×50 =Rs.1,65,000

Suresh wanted to lay a new carpet for his new mansion with an area of $70 \times 55$ sq. mts. However an area of 550 sq. mts had to be left out for flower pots. If the cost of carpet is Rs. 50 per sq. mts, how much money (in Rs.) will be spent by Suresh for the carpet now ?

The correct option is A
Rs. 1,65,000
$C o s t o f c a r p e t = [70 \times 55 - 550] \times 50$
$= R s . 1, 65, 000$