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A rectangular filed in 16 m long and 10 m wide. There is a path of uniform width all around it, having an area of 120 m2 . Find the width of the path

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Let the width of the path be x m

Length of the field including the path = 16+x+x= 16+2x

Breadth of the field including the path = 10+x+x = 10+2x

Now,

(Area of the field including path) - (Area of the field excluding path) = Area of the path

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