Question

Runners race around a rectangular park during the city marathon. The length of the park is 6 miles. The width of the park is 7 miles. Which is the correct unit of measurement to use when figuring out how many miles someone would run during the marathon? A. miles B. miles 2 C. miles 3

Answer 1

Hi there! The answer is A. miles

We can find the miles someone would run during the marathon, by using the formula for the perimeter. This is:
2 × width + 2 x length.

Filling in this formula learns us that the distance that is run is measured in miles. The answer is A.