A floor is 78 m long and 5 m wide. If polishing costs 9 taka per m², what is the total cost?
Note
First find the area of the floor: 78 × 5 = 390 m². Cost = area × rate = 390 × 9 = 3510 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 3510 taka.
