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

It is given in the question that,


Length of park = 125 m


Breadth of park = 65 m


Area of rectangle = Length × Breadth


Area of park = 125 × 65


= 8125 m2



From the figure it can be observed that the new length and breadth of the given park (When path is included) is 131 m and 71 m respectively


Area of garden including path = 131 × 71


= 9301 m2


Area of path = Area of the park including path – Area of park


= 9301 – 8125


= 1176 m2


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