Question

A square garden measuring 8m on side is surrounded by 1m wide path. What is the area of the path?

Answer 1

Answer:

36m^2

Step-by-step explanation:

length of the path =8+1+1=10m.

Total area of the path and the garden.

=10^2 = 100m^2

Area of garden

=8^2 = 64m^2

Area of path

=Total area - Area of garden

=100-64

=36 m^2