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Aptitude · Q182

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Competitive Exams · Aptitude · question 182

Q182

A farmer wishes to start a 100 sq.m rectangular vegetable garden. Since he has only 30 m barbed wire, he fences three sides of the garden letting his house compound wall act as the fourth side fencing. The dimension of the garden is :

A.
15 m × 6.67 m
B.
20 m × 5 m
Answer
C.
30 m × 3.33 m
D.
40 m × 2.5 m

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
We have :


When, b = 10, = 10 and when b = 5, = 20
Since the garden is rectangular, so its dimension is 20 m × 5 m