Question

In Example 3, the track has 6 lanes that are each 1 meter in width. a. What is the outer perimeter of the track? Round your answer to the nearest meter. The outer perimeter is about meters.

Answer 1

Answer: 6 meters

Explanation:

Perimeter is the distance around the track.

There are 6 lanes in this track and each of those lanes are 1 meter in width.

The perimeter must be the total of the widths of all these lanes added together:

= 6 lanes * 1

= 6 meters