Question

e A rectangular garden is 40 m long and
30 m wide. A two-metre wide path is to
be paved inside the garden along its
boundary, using tiles 25 cm x 20 cm in
size. How many such tiles will be
required ?
30​

Answer 1

Answer:

Area of path = (40×2)+(30×2)−(2×2)

{−(2×2) for middle area being

counted twice }

=80+60−4=136m

2

⇒ square files needed =

areaof1tile

Totalarea

=

100

25

×

100

25

136

=136×16=2176

⇒ Total cost = Rs. 21760