The cost of papering the four walls of a room is Rs. 48. Each one of length, breadth and height of another room is double that of this room.The cost of papering the walls of the new room is?
Correct Answer: Rs. 192
Explanation:
Let the length, breadth and height of the room be l, b and h respectively As per question
Cost of 2(l + b) x h = Rs. 48
∴ Required cost = cost of 2 (2l + 2b) x 2h
= cost of 4 [2(l + b) x h ]
= 4 x Rs. 48
= Rs. 192
