The playground is rectangular.
Rs.ABCD is the playground. Around it is a pathway 1.5 m wide.
Around Rs.ABCD we get the rectangle
Rs.PQRS
Length of new rectangle PQRS = 65 + 1.5 + 1.5 = 68 m
Breadth of new rectangle PQRS = 30 + 1.5 + 1.5 = 33m
Area of path = Area of rectangle PQRS – Area of rectangle ABCD
= 68 x 33 – 65 x 30
= 2244 – 1950
= 294 sq m