I was solving AILET 2016 (Mathematics) for posting solutions to this website. I came to this question (No. 143), “In a garden there are 8 rows and 10 columns of papaya tree. The distance between the two trees is 2 m and a distance of 1 m is left from all sides of boundary of the garden. The length of the garden is: (a) 24 m (b) 14 m (c) 20 m (d) 18 m”. The official answer as provided by NLU Delhi is option (d). Though the question has been solved here, I am a bit confused as

The AILET paper of 2015 in terms of level of Mathematics questions was a real tough, but its toughness was a boon for the AILET aspirants who possessed a little more inclination for Maths. This little more gave them much more. I always reiterate that shun your fear for Mathematics and make Mathematics your strength. Look at the question paper of AILET (2015) Mathematics. This included a question on Linear Programming too (a part of curriculum of XII Mathematics). It had two q