Question

a garden is 120m long and 85m wide. it has an inside path of uniform width 3.5m all around it. the remaining part of the garden is covered by grass. Find the cost of covering the garden by grass at 50paise per square meter.

Answer 1

area of the garden =area of the whole garden -area of the path
area of the gardern=120×85
=10200msq
area of the path=3.5×3.5
=12.25msq
=10200-12.25
=10,187.75msq
cost=10187.75×50/100
rs 5,093.875