A rectangular room can be partitioned into two equal square rooms by a 7 meter long partition. What is the floor area of the rectangular room in m2?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → 98
The partition runs across the room and divides it into two equal squares, so the partition is a side of each square. Each square is therefore 7 m by 7 m, and the room is two such squares side by side.
Length of the room \(=7+7=14\) m; breadth \(=7\) m
Floor area \(=14\times7=98\) m2