The floor of a rectangular room is 15 m long and 12 m wide. The room is surrounded by a verandah of width 2 m on all its sides. The area of the verandah is : Select the correct option:
A) 124 m 2	B) 120 m 2	C) 108 m 2	D) 58 m 2	E) none of these

Rationale: area of the outer rectangle = 19 × 16 = 304 m 2 area of the inner rectangle = 15 × 12 = 180 m 2 required area = ( 304 – 180 ) = 124 m 2 answer a
Answer: A