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Mrs. Kaushik has a square plot with the measurement as shown in the figure. She wants to construct a house in the middle of the plot. A garden is developed around the house. Find the total cost of developing a garden around the house at the rate of Rs 55 per `m^2`.

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Area of garden= area of plot - area of house
=25*25-15*20
=625-300
=325.
cost of developing garden=50*area
=50*325
=17875 Rs.
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