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    Question

    A rectangular park is 50 m long and 30 m wide. A path of

    uniform width 2 m is built inside the park along all four sides. Find the area of the path.
    A 365 m┬▓ Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 304 m┬▓ Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 447 m┬▓ Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 313 m┬▓ Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Outer rectangle (park): 50 m ├Ч 30 m Area = 50 ├Ч 30 = 1500 m┬▓ Since the path is inside along all sides, inner rectangle dimensions: Length = 50 тИТ 2 тИТ 2 = 46 m Width = 30 тИТ 2 тИТ 2 = 26 m Inner area = 46 ├Ч 26 = 1196 m┬▓ Area of path = Outer area тИТ Inner area = 1500 тИТ 1196 = 304 m┬▓

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