The floor of a rectangular room is 17 m long and 12 m wide. The room is surrounded by a veranda of width 2 m on all its sides. The area of the veranda is :
Choose the correct choice from the following answers
A) 124 m 2 B) 132 m 2 C) 148 m 2 D) 152 m 2 E) none of these

Rationale: "area of the outer rectangle = 21 ã — 16 = 336 m 2 area of the inner rectangle = 17 ã — 12 = 204 m 2 required area = ( 336 â € “ 204 ) = 132 m 2 answer b"
Answer: B