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A colony park is a square of side 50 m. A road 5 m wide runs around it on the outside. Find the area of the road.

Class 7Area of Paths and BordersPerimeter and Area

A $3600 m^{2}$
B $1100 m^{2}$
C $1000 m^{2}$
D $900 m^{2}$

Step-by-Step Solution

Outer square:

60 \times 60 = 3600 m^{2}

. Park:

2500 m^{2}

. Road

= 3600 - 2500 = 1100 m^{2} . (900 m^{2}

is a road inside.)

Answer: B)

1100 m^{2}

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