Question

8. A path 1 m wide is built along the border inside a square garden of side 30 m. Find (i) the area of the path
(ii) the cost of planting the grass in the remaining portion of the garden at the rate of * 35 per sq. m.
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Answer 1

Answer:

(i) 116m^2

(ii) ₹27440

Step by step explaination:

Total area of square garden = s * s

= 30m*30m

= 900m^2

Area of garden without the path = 28m * 28m

= 784m^2

(i) Area of the path = Area of garden - Area of

garden without the path

= 900m^2 - 784m^2

= 116m^2

(ii) Cost of planting grass in 1 sq. m = ₹35

Cost of planting grass in the remaining portion

of the garden = 784 * 35

= ₹ 27440