A children's park is 350m long and 200 m wide. It is surrounded by a pathway of uniform wittd. Suppose the total area of the park and the pathway is 74,464 meter square. How wide is the pathway?

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A children's park is 350m long and 200 m wide.  It is surrounded by a pathway of uniform wittd.  Suppose the total area of the park and the pathway is 74,464 meter square.  How wide is the pathway?

Steve · Answer

subtract the inner park from the total area: (350+2w)(200+2w)-350*200 = 74464

Angela · Answer

4 m is the answer