Question : The area of 4 walls of a cuboid is 400 sq. cm. Its length is 15 cm and its height is 8 cm. What is its breadth (in cm)?

Option 1: 12

Option 2: 20

Option 3: 24

Option 4: 10


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Correct Answer: 10


Solution : Area of 4 walls of a cuboid = 400 sq. cm.
Length(l) = 15 cm
Height(h) = 8 cm
Let b be the breadth.
Area of 4 walls of a cuboidal room = 2(l + b) × h
⇒ 400 = 2(15 + b) × 8
⇒ 400 = 240 + 16b
⇒ 16b = 160
⇒ b = 10 cm
Hence, the correct answer is 10.

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