A rectangular lawn 55m by 35m has two roads each 4m wide running in the middle of it. One parallel to the length and the other parallel to breadth. The cost of graveling the roads at 75 paise per sq meter is

• A. rs.158
• B. rs.58
• C. rs.358
• D. rs.258

Answer: (D)

area of cross roads = (55 x 4) + (35 x 4)- (4 x 4) = 344sq m cost of graveling = 344 x  (75/100) = Rs. 258