SSC CGL – Combined Graduate Level Examination · Question 66
A gardener has 80 m of fencing wire. He can use this wire to enclose either a circular lawn or a square lawn. If he uses the entire wire in each case, what is the approximate ratio of the area of the circular lawn to the area of the square lawn?
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Answer: (C) 1.27 : 1
Explanation
Circle r = 40/π, area = 1600/π ≈ 509.3; square area = 400; ratio ≈ 1.27 : 1.