
The length of a rectangular field is twice its breadth and its area is . Find the cost of fencing the field at per .


Important Questions on Perimeter and Area
The length of a rectangle is more than its breadth. The ratio of the area of a rectangle to that of a square whose side is equal to the breadth of the rectangle is . Find the value of .

How many envelopes can be made out of a sheet of paper by ; supposing one envelope requires a piece of paper of size by ?

Two plots of land have the same perimeter. One is a square of side , while the other is a rectangle whose breadth is . Which plot has the greater area and by how much?


A room is long, wide and high. The walls are to be distempered, allowing for doors, windows, etc. If the total area to be distempered is , find the value of .

The walls and ceiling of a room long, wide and high are covered with paper wide. Find the length of paper required, if no length less than a can be bought.

square tiles of equal size were needed to cover a floor area of . What is the length of each tile?

Find the area of the shaded portion in .
