Question

Mr. Pettit asks you to jog around the perimeter of the gym 3 times. The length of the gym is 65 1/2 feet and the width is 32 1/4 feet. What is the total distance you had to jog? (show your work in numbers.)

Answer 1

586.5 ft.

Explanation:

Find the Perimeter of the gym which is a rectangle. Formula is 2 (L+W) so,

2(65.5+32.25) = 195.5ft then multiply by 3 times around the perimter of the gym

(195.5 x3= 586.5 ft)