waecmaths question:
A rectangular carpet 2.6m long and 2.4 wide covers 5% of rectangular floor. Calculate the area of the floor.
Option A:
30m2
Option B:
57m2
Option C:
120m2
Option D:
225m2
waecmaths solution:
$\begin{align} & \text{Area of the carpet}=2.6m\times 2.4m=6.24m \\ & \text{That is 5percent of the area is }6.24{{m}^{2}} \\ & \text{100percent will be }\frac{6.24{{m}^{2}}}{5}\times 100=124.5{{m}^{2}} \\\end{align}$
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