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The figure above represents the floor plan of a basement in which all the walls meet at right angles. The measurements shown in the floor plan, including the two sides of length x, are in centimeters. The floor plan is drawn using a scale of 1 centimeter to 1.5 meters. If the perimeter of the floor is 39.4 centimeters, approximately what is the area, in square meters, of the basement floor?

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Re: The figure above represents the floor plan of a basement in which all [#permalink] New post   23 Nov 2022, 11:21
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D? Any easier method to solve given the complex decimals?

Height - 7.7

Area of rectangle - 81.62

Final area: Area of the rectangle - missing piece = 78.12

Conversion to sq.m = 78.12*1.5*1.5 --> 176 (Option D)
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Re: The figure above represents the floor plan of a basement in which all [#permalink] New post   24 Nov 2022, 10:50
Can any1 please explain this ?
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Re: The figure above represents the floor plan of a basement in which all [#permalink] New post   26 Nov 2022, 14:14
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D? Any easier method to solve given the complex decimals?

Height - 7.7

Area of rectangle - 81.62

Final area: Area of the rectangle - missing piece = 78.12

Conversion to sq.m = 78.12*1.5*1.5 --> 176 (Option D)


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