Question

Molly painted a line around the entire perimeter of the basketball court. The length of the court was 32 meters and the width was 17 meters

How long was the line Molly painted?



A.
49 meters


B.
64 meters


C.
81 meters


D.
98 meters

Answer 1

First, we need to find the perimeter of the basketball court. To find the perimeter, you need to add all the sides of the shape, or in this case add the width(2) and height(2).

(32 x 2) + (17x2) = 64 + 34 = 98

the perimeter is 98 meters.

She drew a line around the perimeter, and the perimeter is 98 meters, so the line si also more or less 98 meters.

The correct answer is D.

Answer 2

We simply find the perimeter of the court.

The court is a rectangle.  The Perimeter is = 2*( L + W).

Where L = Length, and W = Width,  L = 32,  W = 17.

P = 2*( L + W) = 2*( 32 + 17) = 2*(49) = 98

Perimeter, P = 98 meters.

She drew the line around 98 meters

From the options, the correct answer is D.