Question

The length and breadth of a rectangle field are in the ratio 7:4. A path 4 m wide bordering the field and has an area of 416 sq.m. Find the length and breadth of the field.

Answer 1

Answer:

Let the length and breadth is 7x and 4x of the field (given ratio of length and breadth is 7:4)

If 4 m path is outside field made  

then breadth =4x and length is 7x+4+4=7x+8

Then the area of path =2(4x×4)+2[(4x+8)4]

But path area given 416 sq m

Then 2(4x×4)+2[(4x+8)4]=416⇒32x+56x+64=416⇒56x=352⇒x=4

Then length=7×4=28 m and breadth=4×4=16 m

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