Question

fiona is going to jog around the blck she lives on.the block she lives on is retangular and is 130 yards long and 200 yds wide how far will she walk.1180 ft660 feet590 ft393 1/3 feet

Answer 1

Given:

The length of block is 130 yards and width is 200 feet.

Convert the yards into feet.

$\begin{gathered} 1\text{ yard=3 f}eet \\ 130\text{ yards=3}\times130\text{ =390 f}eet \end{gathered}$

The distance Fiona jog is calcuated as,

$\begin{gathered} \text{The perimeter of ractangle is,} \\ P=2(\text{length}+\text{ width)} \\ =2(390+200) \\ =2(590) \\ =1180\text{ f}eet \end{gathered}$

Answer: Fiona will walk 1180 feet.