Question

A lawn is in the shape of a rectangle of length 60 metres and width 40 metres. Outside the lawn there is a footpath of uniform width 1 metre broadening the lawn. Find out the area of the path.

• A. 4 m²
• B. 204 m²
• C. 206 m²
• D. 184 m²

Answer 1

Answer:

B. 204 m²

Area of the path = Area of the larger rec- tangle - Area of the smaller rectangle = (62x42) - (60x40) = 2604-2400 = 204 m²