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A rectangular grass lot 54 meter by 36 meter is surrounded by concrete path 2 meter wide. What is the are of the path?
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The area of the path is the difference of the area of the larger rectangle and the smaller rectangle.
The smaller rectangle has the dimensions 54 by 36 meters and has the area of 54*36 square meters.
The larger rectangle has the dimensions 54+2*2 = 58 by 36+2*2 = 40 meters and has the area of 58*40 square meters.
So, the path area is 58*40 - 54*36 square meters.
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