Question

A farmer measures the distance around a rectangular field. The length of each long side of the rectangle is found to be 20.33 m, and the length of each short side is found to be 16.9 m. What is the total distance around the field?1. Two significant figures (130 m)2. Five significant figures (134.56 m)3. Whole number (135 m)4. Tenths (134.6 m)5. Three significant figures (135 m)6. Hundredths (134.56 m)7. Four significant figures (134.6 m)8. None of these

Answer 1

Distance of the farmer's rectangular field around the field = 74.46 m

Explanation:

In the given question,

Length of the rectangular field, L = 20.33 m

Width of the rectangular field, W = 16.9 m

Now,

The area of rectangular field is given by,

The total distance around the rectangular field is,

Distance = Perimeter of the the rectangle.

Perimeter of rectangle = 2(Length + Width)

Perimeter = 2(20.33 + 16.9)

Perimeter = 2(37.23)

Perimeter = 74.46 m

So,

Distance of the farmer's rectangular field around the field is = 74.46 m