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Question Four flower beds having sides 2 m long and 1 m wide are dug at the four comers of a garden that is 15 m long and 12 m wide. How much area is now available for laying down a lawn?
We have, length of the garden = 15 m
and width of the garden = 12 m
∴ The area of the garden = Length × Width
= 15 × 12
= 180 sq. m
Now, also given that length of a flower bed = 2 m
and width of a flower bed = 1 m
The area of a flower bed = Length × Width
= 2 × 1
= 2 sq. m
Total area of 4 flower beds = 4 × 2
= 8 sq. m
The area available for laying down a lawn
= Area of the garden – Area of 4 flower beds
= 180 – 8
= 172 sq. m