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A rectangular park 60 m long and 40 m wide has two concrete crossroads running in the middle of the park and rest of the park has been used as a lawn. If the area of the lawn is 2109 sq. m, then what is the width of the road?

Correct Answer: 3 m

Explanation:

Area of the park = (60 x 40) m2 = 2400 m2.


Area of the lawn = 2109 m2.


∴ Area of the crossroads = (2400 - 2109) m2 = 291 m2.


Let the width of the road be x metres. Then,


60x + 40x - x2 = 291


x2 - 100x + 291 = 0


⟹ (x - 97)(x - 3) = 0


x = 3.



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