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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.

Class 7Area of Paths and BordersPerimeter and Area

A $570 m^{2}$
B $1176 m^{2}$
C $9301 m^{2}$
D $1104 m^{2}$

Step-by-Step Solution

Outer:

131 \times 71 = 9301 m^{2}

. Park:

125 \times 65 = 8125 m^{2}

. Path

= 9301 - 8125 = 1176 m^{2} . (1104 m^{2}

is what you get for a path inside.)

Answer: B)

1176 m^{2}

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