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1. A rectangular grassy lawn measuring 40 m by 25 m is to be surrounded externally by
a path which is 2 m wide. Calculate the cost of leveling the path at the rate of Rs 8.25
per square meter.
Solution:
Let PQRS be the rectangular grassy lawn and let length = AB and breadth = BC
Given Length PQ = 40 m and breadth QR = 25 m
Area of lawn PQRS = 40 m x 25 m = 1000 m
2
Length AB = (40 + 2 + 2) m = 44 m
Breadth BC = (25 + 2 + 2) m = 29 m
Area of ABCD = 44 m x 29 m = 1276 m
2
Now, Area of the path = Area of ABCD – Area of the lawn PQRS
= 1276 m
2
– 1000 m
2
= 276 m
2
Rate of levelling the path = Rs. 8.25 per m
2
Cost of levelling the path = (8.25 x 276)
= Rs. 2277
2. One meter wide path is built inside a square park of side 30 m along its sides. The
remaining part of the park is covered by grass. If the total cost of covering by grass is
Rs 1176, find the rate per square metre at which the park is covered by the grass.
Solution:
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1. A rectangular grassy lawn measuring 40 m by 25 m is to be surrounded externally by
a path which is 2 m wide. Calculate the cost of leveling the path at the rate of Rs 8.25
per square meter.
Solution:
Let PQRS be the rectangular grassy lawn and let length = AB and breadth = BC
Given Length PQ = 40 m and breadth QR = 25 m
Area of lawn PQRS = 40 m x 25 m = 1000 m
2
Length AB = (40 + 2 + 2) m = 44 m
Breadth BC = (25 + 2 + 2) m = 29 m
Area of ABCD = 44 m x 29 m = 1276 m
2
Now, Area of the path = Area of ABCD – Area of the lawn PQRS
= 1276 m
2
– 1000 m
2
= 276 m
2
Rate of levelling the path = Rs. 8.25 per m
2
Cost of levelling the path = (8.25 x 276)
= Rs. 2277
2. One meter wide path is built inside a square park of side 30 m along its sides. The
remaining part of the park is covered by grass. If the total cost of covering by grass is
Rs 1176, find the rate per square metre at which the park is covered by the grass.
Solution:
Given that side of a square garden = 30m = a
We know that area of square = a
2
Area of the square garden including the path = a
2
= (30)
2
= 900 m
2
From the figure, it can be observed that the side of the square garden, when the path is
not included, is 28 m.
Area of the square garden not including the path = (28)
2
= 784 m
2
Total cost of covering the park with grass = Area of the park covering with green grass x
Rate per square metre
1176 = 784 x Rate per square metre
Rate per square metre at which the park is covered with grass = (1176/784)
= Rs. 1.50 per m
2
3. Through a rectangular field of sides 90 m x 60 m, two roads are constructed which
are parallel to the sides and cut each other at right angles through the center of the
field. If the width of the roads is 3 m, find the total area covered by the two roads.
Solution:
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1. A rectangular grassy lawn measuring 40 m by 25 m is to be surrounded externally by
a path which is 2 m wide. Calculate the cost of leveling the path at the rate of Rs 8.25
per square meter.
Solution:
Let PQRS be the rectangular grassy lawn and let length = AB and breadth = BC
Given Length PQ = 40 m and breadth QR = 25 m
Area of lawn PQRS = 40 m x 25 m = 1000 m
2
Length AB = (40 + 2 + 2) m = 44 m
Breadth BC = (25 + 2 + 2) m = 29 m
Area of ABCD = 44 m x 29 m = 1276 m
2
Now, Area of the path = Area of ABCD – Area of the lawn PQRS
= 1276 m
2
– 1000 m
2
= 276 m
2
Rate of levelling the path = Rs. 8.25 per m
2
Cost of levelling the path = (8.25 x 276)
= Rs. 2277
2. One meter wide path is built inside a square park of side 30 m along its sides. The
remaining part of the park is covered by grass. If the total cost of covering by grass is
Rs 1176, find the rate per square metre at which the park is covered by the grass.
Solution:
Given that side of a square garden = 30m = a
We know that area of square = a
2
Area of the square garden including the path = a
2
= (30)
2
= 900 m
2
From the figure, it can be observed that the side of the square garden, when the path is
not included, is 28 m.
Area of the square garden not including the path = (28)
2
= 784 m
2
Total cost of covering the park with grass = Area of the park covering with green grass x
Rate per square metre
1176 = 784 x Rate per square metre
Rate per square metre at which the park is covered with grass = (1176/784)
= Rs. 1.50 per m
2
3. Through a rectangular field of sides 90 m x 60 m, two roads are constructed which
are parallel to the sides and cut each other at right angles through the center of the
field. If the width of the roads is 3 m, find the total area covered by the two roads.
Solution:
Given length of rectangular field = 90m
Breadth of rectangular field = 60m
Area of the rectangular field = 90 m x 60 m = 5400 m
2
Area of the road PQRS = 90 m x 3 m
= 270 m
2
Area of the road ABCD = 60 m x 3 m
= 180 m
2
Clearly, area of KLMN is common to the two roads.
Thus, area of KLMN = 3 m x 3 m
= 9 m
2
Hence, area of the roads = Area (PQRS) + Area (ABCD) – Area (KLMN)
= (270 + 180) m
2
– 9 m
2
= 441 m
2
4. From a rectangular sheet of tin, of size 100 cm by 80 cm, are cut four squares of side
10 cm from each corner. Find the area of the remaining sheet.
Solution:
Given that length of rectangular sheet = 100 cm
Breadth of rectangular sheet = 80 cm
Area of the rectangular sheet of tin = 100 cm x 80 cm
= 8000 c m
2
Side of the square at the corner of the sheet = 10 cm
Area of one square at the corner of the sheet = (10 cm)
2
= 100 cm
2
Area of 4 squares at the corner of the sheet = 4 x 100 cm
2
= 400 cm
2
Hence, Area of the remaining sheet of tin = Area of the rectangular sheet – Area of the 4
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1. A rectangular grassy lawn measuring 40 m by 25 m is to be surrounded externally by
a path which is 2 m wide. Calculate the cost of leveling the path at the rate of Rs 8.25
per square meter.
Solution:
Let PQRS be the rectangular grassy lawn and let length = AB and breadth = BC
Given Length PQ = 40 m and breadth QR = 25 m
Area of lawn PQRS = 40 m x 25 m = 1000 m
2
Length AB = (40 + 2 + 2) m = 44 m
Breadth BC = (25 + 2 + 2) m = 29 m
Area of ABCD = 44 m x 29 m = 1276 m
2
Now, Area of the path = Area of ABCD – Area of the lawn PQRS
= 1276 m
2
– 1000 m
2
= 276 m
2
Rate of levelling the path = Rs. 8.25 per m
2
Cost of levelling the path = (8.25 x 276)
= Rs. 2277
2. One meter wide path is built inside a square park of side 30 m along its sides. The
remaining part of the park is covered by grass. If the total cost of covering by grass is
Rs 1176, find the rate per square metre at which the park is covered by the grass.
Solution:
Given that side of a square garden = 30m = a
We know that area of square = a
2
Area of the square garden including the path = a
2
= (30)
2
= 900 m
2
From the figure, it can be observed that the side of the square garden, when the path is
not included, is 28 m.
Area of the square garden not including the path = (28)
2
= 784 m
2
Total cost of covering the park with grass = Area of the park covering with green grass x
Rate per square metre
1176 = 784 x Rate per square metre
Rate per square metre at which the park is covered with grass = (1176/784)
= Rs. 1.50 per m
2
3. Through a rectangular field of sides 90 m x 60 m, two roads are constructed which
are parallel to the sides and cut each other at right angles through the center of the
field. If the width of the roads is 3 m, find the total area covered by the two roads.
Solution:
Given length of rectangular field = 90m
Breadth of rectangular field = 60m
Area of the rectangular field = 90 m x 60 m = 5400 m
2
Area of the road PQRS = 90 m x 3 m
= 270 m
2
Area of the road ABCD = 60 m x 3 m
= 180 m
2
Clearly, area of KLMN is common to the two roads.
Thus, area of KLMN = 3 m x 3 m
= 9 m
2
Hence, area of the roads = Area (PQRS) + Area (ABCD) – Area (KLMN)
= (270 + 180) m
2
– 9 m
2
= 441 m
2
4. From a rectangular sheet of tin, of size 100 cm by 80 cm, are cut four squares of side
10 cm from each corner. Find the area of the remaining sheet.
Solution:
Given that length of rectangular sheet = 100 cm
Breadth of rectangular sheet = 80 cm
Area of the rectangular sheet of tin = 100 cm x 80 cm
= 8000 c m
2
Side of the square at the corner of the sheet = 10 cm
Area of one square at the corner of the sheet = (10 cm)
2
= 100 cm
2
Area of 4 squares at the corner of the sheet = 4 x 100 cm
2
= 400 cm
2
Hence, Area of the remaining sheet of tin = Area of the rectangular sheet – Area of the 4
squares
Area of the remaining sheet of tin = (8000 – 400) cm
2
= 7600 cm
2
5. A painting 8 cm long and 5 cm wide is painted on a cardboard such that there is a
margin of 1.5 cm along each of its sides. Find the total area of the margin.
Solution:
Given length of cardboard including margin = 8 cm
Breadth of the cardboard including margin = 5 cm
Area of the cardboard including the margin = 8 cm x 5 cm = 40 c m
2
From the figure, we can observed that,
New length of the painting without margin = 8 cm – (1.5 cm + 1.5 cm)
= (8 – 3) cm
= 5 cm
New breadth of the painting without margin = 5 cm – (1.5 cm + 1.5 cm)
= (5 – 3) cm
= 2 cm
Area of the painting not including the margin = 5 cm x 2 cm = 10 cm
2
Hence, Area of the margin = Area of the cardboard including the margin – Area of the
painting
= (40 – 10) cm
2
= 30 cm
2
6. Rakesh has a rectangular field of length 80 m and breadth 60 m. In it, he wants to
make a garden 10 m long and 4 m broad at one of the corners and at another corner,
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1. A rectangular grassy lawn measuring 40 m by 25 m is to be surrounded externally by
a path which is 2 m wide. Calculate the cost of leveling the path at the rate of Rs 8.25
per square meter.
Solution:
Let PQRS be the rectangular grassy lawn and let length = AB and breadth = BC
Given Length PQ = 40 m and breadth QR = 25 m
Area of lawn PQRS = 40 m x 25 m = 1000 m
2
Length AB = (40 + 2 + 2) m = 44 m
Breadth BC = (25 + 2 + 2) m = 29 m
Area of ABCD = 44 m x 29 m = 1276 m
2
Now, Area of the path = Area of ABCD – Area of the lawn PQRS
= 1276 m
2
– 1000 m
2
= 276 m
2
Rate of levelling the path = Rs. 8.25 per m
2
Cost of levelling the path = (8.25 x 276)
= Rs. 2277
2. One meter wide path is built inside a square park of side 30 m along its sides. The
remaining part of the park is covered by grass. If the total cost of covering by grass is
Rs 1176, find the rate per square metre at which the park is covered by the grass.
Solution:
Given that side of a square garden = 30m = a
We know that area of square = a
2
Area of the square garden including the path = a
2
= (30)
2
= 900 m
2
From the figure, it can be observed that the side of the square garden, when the path is
not included, is 28 m.
Area of the square garden not including the path = (28)
2
= 784 m
2
Total cost of covering the park with grass = Area of the park covering with green grass x
Rate per square metre
1176 = 784 x Rate per square metre
Rate per square metre at which the park is covered with grass = (1176/784)
= Rs. 1.50 per m
2
3. Through a rectangular field of sides 90 m x 60 m, two roads are constructed which
are parallel to the sides and cut each other at right angles through the center of the
field. If the width of the roads is 3 m, find the total area covered by the two roads.
Solution:
Given length of rectangular field = 90m
Breadth of rectangular field = 60m
Area of the rectangular field = 90 m x 60 m = 5400 m
2
Area of the road PQRS = 90 m x 3 m
= 270 m
2
Area of the road ABCD = 60 m x 3 m
= 180 m
2
Clearly, area of KLMN is common to the two roads.
Thus, area of KLMN = 3 m x 3 m
= 9 m
2
Hence, area of the roads = Area (PQRS) + Area (ABCD) – Area (KLMN)
= (270 + 180) m
2
– 9 m
2
= 441 m
2
4. From a rectangular sheet of tin, of size 100 cm by 80 cm, are cut four squares of side
10 cm from each corner. Find the area of the remaining sheet.
Solution:
Given that length of rectangular sheet = 100 cm
Breadth of rectangular sheet = 80 cm
Area of the rectangular sheet of tin = 100 cm x 80 cm
= 8000 c m
2
Side of the square at the corner of the sheet = 10 cm
Area of one square at the corner of the sheet = (10 cm)
2
= 100 cm
2
Area of 4 squares at the corner of the sheet = 4 x 100 cm
2
= 400 cm
2
Hence, Area of the remaining sheet of tin = Area of the rectangular sheet – Area of the 4
squares
Area of the remaining sheet of tin = (8000 – 400) cm
2
= 7600 cm
2
5. A painting 8 cm long and 5 cm wide is painted on a cardboard such that there is a
margin of 1.5 cm along each of its sides. Find the total area of the margin.
Solution:
Given length of cardboard including margin = 8 cm
Breadth of the cardboard including margin = 5 cm
Area of the cardboard including the margin = 8 cm x 5 cm = 40 c m
2
From the figure, we can observed that,
New length of the painting without margin = 8 cm – (1.5 cm + 1.5 cm)
= (8 – 3) cm
= 5 cm
New breadth of the painting without margin = 5 cm – (1.5 cm + 1.5 cm)
= (5 – 3) cm
= 2 cm
Area of the painting not including the margin = 5 cm x 2 cm = 10 cm
2
Hence, Area of the margin = Area of the cardboard including the margin – Area of the
painting
= (40 – 10) cm
2
= 30 cm
2
6. Rakesh has a rectangular field of length 80 m and breadth 60 m. In it, he wants to
make a garden 10 m long and 4 m broad at one of the corners and at another corner,
he wants to grow flowers in two floor-beds each of size 4 m by 1.5 m. In the remaining
part of the field, he wants to apply manures. Find the cost of applying the manures at
the rate of Rs 300 per area.
Solution:
Given that length of a rectangular field = 80 m
Breadth of a rectangular field = 60 m
Area of rectangular field = length x breadth
= (80 x 60) m
= 4800 m
2
Again, Area of the garden = 10 m x 4 m = 40 m
2
Area of one flower bed = 4 m x 1.5 m = 6 m
2
Thus, Area of two flower beds = 2 x 6 m
2
= 12 m
2
Remaining area of the field for applying manure = Area of the rectangular field – (Area
of the garden + Area of the two flower beds)
Remaining area of the field for applying manure = 4800 m
2
– (40 + 12) m
2
= (4800 – 52) m
2
= 4748 m
2
Since 100 m
2
= 1 acre
Therefore by using the above
4748 m
2
= 47.48 acres
So, cost of applying manure at the rate of Rs. 300 per area will be = Rs. (300 x 47.48)
= Rs. 14244
7. Each side of a square flower bed is 2 m 80 cm long. It is extended by digging a strip
30 cm wide all around it. Find the area of the enlarged flower bed and also the
increase in the area of the flower bed.
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