Question

A rectangular park is 45 m long and 30 m wide. A path 2.5 m wide is constructed outside the park. Find the area of the path

Answer 1

area of rectangular park=45 ×30=1350msquare
and the area of path including rectangular park is 32.5×47.5=1543.75msquare
area of path= 1543.75-1350=193.75msquare
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Answer 2

area of rectangle =l×b
l=45,b=30×2.5=75
= l×b

=45×75
=3375
therefore area of a path is 3375 sq meter