The area of a square is 16 cm2. What will be the area of the rectangle with length equal to double the side of the square and width equal to half of the side of the square?
A
16 cm2
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B
20 cm2
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C
24 cm2
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D
36 cm2
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Solution
The correct option is A16 cm2 Area of square = side × side = 16 cm2 ⇒ side of square = 4 cm ∴ Length of rectangle = 8 cm and breadth = 2 cm ∴ Area of rectangle = 8 × 2 = 16 cm2.