On asking a child 'what is area?' he/she answerd length`xx`breadth. What can you say about the child's understanding about the concept of area ?

Options

A. The child is confused between the concept of area and perimeter
B. The child has no idea about the concept of area
C. the child used the area of rectangle as general ideal of area of any closed shape
D. The child is right in saying area is length `xx` breadth

Answer

C

Explanation

We can say that the child used the area of rectangle as general idea of area of any closed shape.