A rectangular playground of length 125 m and width 75 m, has a walking strip of width 5m in the middle of the ground and parallel to shorter side. What is the area of the ground without the walking strip?

  1. 9375 sq.m
  2. 9000 sq.m
  3. 9750 sq.m
  4. 8625 sq.m

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Option 2 : 9000 sq.m
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Given:

A rectangular playground of length 125 m and width 75 m

Walking strip of width 5 m is in the middle of the ground, parallel to shorter side

Formula Used:

Area of a rectangle = length × breadth

Calculation:

As per the given data

 

Area of the ground without the walking strip

= (125 × 75) - (5 × 75) = 9000 sq.m 

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