A rectangle garden is 50m long and 45 m broad. A path 2m wide is. running inside the garden.
Area of the rectangular garden = (50 × 45) square metres = 2250 square metres.
Area of the rectangle which is left after the path is paved = [(50-2×2)×(45-2×2)] square metres = [(50-4) × (45-4)] square metres = (46 × 41) square metres = 1886 square metres.
Therefore, the area of the path = (2250 - 1886) square metres = 364 square metres.
Therefore, the cost of gravelling the path at Rs. 40 per square metre = Rs. (40 × 364) = Rs. 14560.