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Madhu’s room measures 6m × 3m. Her carpet covers 8m2. What per cent of floor is covered by the carpet?

Given, Madhu’s room measured = 6m × 3m


Also, her carpet covers = 8m2


Need to find out percentage of floor covered by the carpet


⇒ Area of the room = 6 × 3 = 18m2


⇒ Now, Area covered by the carpet in percentage =


⇒ Area covered by the carpet in percentage =


=


= 44.44%


Hence, area covered by the carpet in percentage is 44.44%


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