Question

a rectangular swimming pool is 5.4 m long and 3.5 meter wide it has a path 0.5 m wide around it what is the area of the path

Answer 1

l = 5.4
b1 = 3.5
b2 = 0.5

area of outer portion - area of inner portion =
area of path

l.b1 - l.b2
= 5.4.0.5 - 5.4.3.5
= 2.7 - 18.9
= 12.7

the area of path is 12.7 cm ^2

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