Question

a farmer measures the distance around a rectangular field the length of each long of the rectangle is found to be 38.44m and the length of each short side is found to be 19.5m what is the total distance around the field

Answer 1

Answer:

115.88 m

Explanation:

The total distance around the field (perimeter) is equal to the total sum of the 4 sides:

Imagine you walk trough the border of the field, you go 38.44m to the right, 19.5m up, 38.55m to the left, 19.5m down.

$Total distance= 38.44m+19.5m+38.44m+19.5m$

Or: $Totaldistance= (long side + short side)*2 = (38.44m+19.5m)*2 = 115.88m$