Choose the correct answer of the following question:
The cost of carpeting a room 15 m long with a carpet 75 cm wide, at ₹70 per metre, is ₹8400. The width of the room is
(a) 9 m (b) 8 m (c) 6 m (d) 12 m
We have,
Width of the carpet $=75 \mathrm{~cm}=0.75 \mathrm{~m}$ and length of the room $=15 \mathrm{~m}$
Length of the carpet $=\frac{\text { Cost of carpeting }}{\text { Rate of carpeting }}=\frac{8400}{70}=120 \mathrm{~m}$
Now, area of the carpet required for carpeting $=120 \times 0.75 \mathrm{~m}^{2}$
$\Rightarrow$ area of the floor $=120 \times 0.75 \mathrm{~m}^{2}$
$\Rightarrow 15 \times$ breadth $=120 \times 0.75$
$\Rightarrow$ breadth $=\frac{120 \times 0.75}{15}$
So, breadth $=6 \mathrm{~m}$
Hence, the correct answer is option (c).