The city square has the shape of a rectangle 55 by 48 meters around the square, a 6-meter

The city square has the shape of a rectangle 55 by 48 meters around the square, a 6-meter wide pedestrian zone in the center of the square. What area does the square occupy?

We know that there is a 6-meter wide pedestrian zone around the square.
In this case, the sum of the width of the opposite lanes of the pedestrian zone will be:
6 * 2 = 12 meters.
In this case, the width of the square, taking into account the pedestrian zone, will be equal to the difference:
48 – 12 = 36 m.
The length of the square will be:
55 – 12 = 43 m.
The square of the square will be equal to the product of the square’s width by its length.
36 * 43 = 1548 m ^ 2.
Answer: the square of the square is 1548 m ^ 2.