bob has decided to put a paved path around her garden. The garden is 10 m x 13 m. If the path is to be 2 m wide,
A) what will be the perimeter of the outside path?
B) what will be the area of the garden and the path together?
C) what’s the area of the path itself?
A) To calculate the perimeter of the outside path, we first need to add the width of the path to the dimensions of the garden.
Width of the garden: 10m
Length of the garden: 13m
Width of the path: 2m
Perimeter of the outside path = 2(10+2) + 2(13+2) = 44m
Therefore, the perimeter of the outside path is 44m.
B) To calculate the area of the garden and the path together, we need to calculate the area of the larger rectangle formed by the path and the garden.
Area of the larger rectangle = (10+2+2)(13+2+2) = 14m x 17m = 238m^2
Therefore, the area of the garden and the path together is 238m^2.
C) To calculate the area of the path itself, we need to subtract the area of the garden from the area of the larger rectangle.
Area of the path = 238m^2 - 130m^2 = 108m^2
Therefore, the area of the path itself is 108m^2.