A rectangular garden 40 m long and 30 m wide has a path 2 m wide all around it on the outside. What is the area of the path?

A. 264 m²

B. 316 m²

C. 296 m²

D. 280 m²

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Answer: C. 296 m²

Answer: (C) 296 m²

Outer rectangle = 44 m × 34 m = 1496 m². Path = 1496 − 1200 = 296 m².

Shortcut: path outside = 2w(l + b + 2w) = 2 × 2 × (70 + 4) = 296 m². (264 m² would be a path inside.)

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