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प्रश्न
There are two beautiful lakes near a village. People come for boating and picnics in both the lakes. The village Panchayat is worried that with the noise of the boats the birds will stop coming. The Panchayat wants motorboats in only one lake. The other lake will be saved for the birds to make their nests.

- How many kilometers long is the actual boundary of lake A?
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उत्तर
Here, the scale is 1 cm = 1 km
So, the length of the actual boundary of lake A = 30 km
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