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document.write( "Garden area = 15*18 =  270 square meters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total area = (15+2*1.5)(18+2*1.5) = = (15+3)(18+3) = (18)(21) = 378 square meters<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "area of pathway = \"total area\" - \"garden area\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "area of pathway = 378 - 270 = 108 square meters<BR>\n" );
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