A rectangular garden measures 30 m by 20 m. A gravel path 2 m wide is laid all around it on the OUTSIDE. Find the area of the path (in m²).

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216. The path adds 2 m on BOTH sides of each dimension, so the outer rectangle is 34 × 24 = 816 m². Garden = 30 × 20 = 600 m². Path = 816 − 600 = 216 m². Adding the width only once (32 × 22) gives the trap 104; multiplying the garden perimeter by the width (100 × 2 = 200) misses the four corner squares.

A rectangular garden measures 30 $m$ by 20 $m$ . A gravel path 2 $m$ wide is laid all around it on the OUTSIDE. Find the area of the path (in $m^{2}$ ).

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Key idea: Parallelogram area

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More Class 7 Perimeter and Area practice

A rectangular garden measures 30 m by 20 m. A gravel path 2 m wide is laid all around it on the OUTSIDE. Find the area of the path (in m2).

Step-by-Step Solution

Key idea: Parallelogram area

Master this chapter in 30 minutes a day.

More Class 7 Perimeter and Area practice

A rectangular garden measures 30 $m$ by 20 $m$ . A gravel path 2 $m$ wide is laid all around it on the OUTSIDE. Find the area of the path (in $m^{2}$ ).