Question

A 3 m wide path runs outside and around a rectangular park of length 125 m and breadth 65 m. Find the area of the path.

Answer 1

length = l = 125 breadth = b = 65 m

width of a path = 3 m

Area of a rectangular park = l × b = 125 × 65

= 8125 sq mts

Area of ABCD = l × b

l = 125 + 3 + 3 = 131 b = 65 + 3 + 3 = 71

∴ Area = 131 × 71 = 9301 sq mts

Area of the path = Area of ABCD – Area

of park 9301 – 8125 = 1176 sq mts