A rectangular lawn 60 meters by 40 meters has two roads each 5 meters wide running in the middle of it one parallel to length and the other parallel to breadth. The cost of gravelling the roads at 60 paise per sq meter is
Rs 300
Rs 280
Rs 285
Rs 250
A
Rs 285
B
Rs 250
C
Rs 300
D
Rs 280
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Given, A rectangular lawn 60 meters by 40 meters has two roads each 5 meters wide running in the middle of it one parallel to length and the other parallel to breadth Area of the road=40×5+60×5−5×5 =200+300−25 =475sqm Given, Cost of graveling the roads =60 paise per sq meter. ∴475×60paise =28500 paise =Rs.285
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