SOLUTION: A path of width 90cm is constructed around the outside of a 24m by 18m rectangular area of grass. Calculate the area of the path, in m^2, rounded to two decimal places.

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Question 1120761: A path of width 90cm is constructed around the outside of a 24m by 18m rectangular area of grass. Calculate the area of the path, in m^2, rounded to two decimal places.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) About Me  (Show Source):
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Total Combined Area, %282%2A0.9%2B24%29%282%2A0.9%2B18%29

Grass Area by itself, 24%2A18

Just the Path Area, %281.8%2B24%29%281.8%2B18%29-24%2A18
1.8%5E2%2B1.8%2A24%2B1.8%2A18
78.84