Question

A professional basketball court is in the shape of a rectangle. It is 50 feet wide and 94 feet long. A player ran one time around the edge of the court. How far did the player run

Answer 1

So, basically you are looking for the perimeter.

P = 2(length + width)

50 + 94 = 144

144 x 2 = 288

The player ran 288 feet or 96 yards.

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Answer 2

288 feet far did the player run

Explanation:

Perimeter of the rectangle(P) is given by:

`P = 2(l+w)`

where, l is the length and w is the width of the rectangle.

As per the statement:

A professional basketball court is in the shape of a rectangle. It is 50 feet wide and 94 feet long.

⇒ l = 94 feet and w = 50 feet

It is also given that A player ran one time around the edge of the court

Substitute the given values in [1] we have;

`P = 2(94+50) = 2(144) = 288 feet`

Therefore, 288 feet far did the player run