Question

Eric's father asked an engineer to survey the field behind their house. He wanted to plant some apple and pear trees there. According to the survey, the field is 38 meters (m) long and 17 meters (m) wide. What is the perimeter of the field in centimeters?

Answer 1

11,000 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1: Given data

Width of the field (w): 17 meters

Length of the field (l): 38 meters

Step 2: Calculate the perimeter of the field

The field is a rectangle. We can find its perimeter (P) by adding its sides.

P = 2 × w + 2 × l = 2 × 17 m + 2 × 38 m = 110 m

Step 3: Convert the perimeter to centimeters

We will use the relationship 1 m = 100 cm.

110 m × (100 cm/1 m) = 11,000 cm