Question

The area of the rectangle formed by placing 10 squares each of side 1 cm side by side is .

• A. 10 sq cm
• B. 100 sq cm
• C. 5 sq cm

Answer 1

The correct option is A 10 sq cm

Below given is the rectangle formed by placing 10 squares each of side 1 cm side by side.


Area of the rectangle = Sum of areas of the ten squares

Each square has an area of 1 sq cm. Thus, the sum of areas of 10 such squares is 10 sq cm.

$\therefore \text{Area of the rectangle}=10\text{sq cm}$