A floor is 77 m long and 14 m wide. If polishing costs 8 taka per m², what is the total cost?
Note
First find the area of the floor: 77 × 14 = 1078 m². Cost = area × rate = 1078 × 8 = 8624 taka. In cost problems, calculate the required area first, then multiply by the cost for one square unit. This avoids the common mistake of multiplying the perimeter by the rate. So the correct choice is 8624 taka.
