A rectangular floor is covered by a rug except for a strip 3 meters wide along each of the four edge. If the floor is 12 meters by 10 meters, what is the area of the rug in square meters? Pick:	A) 30	B) 28	C) 36	D) 42	E) 24

Rationale: "a strip of 3 meters is covering the inner rectangular rug for all 4 sides . length of inner rug = 12 - ( 2 * 3 ) breadth of inner rug = 10 - ( 2 * 3 ) area of rug = 6 * 4 = 24 sq . mt â nswer : e"
Answer: E