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 ?
"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"
rectangle_area(subtract(12, multiply(3, const_2)), subtract(10, multiply(3, const_2)))