Question

Elise built a large rectangular vegetable garden that is 999 meters long and has an area of 727,272 square meters. What is the perimeter of Elise’s vegetable garden?

a) 4,000 meters
b) 2,000 meters
c) 3,000 meters
d) 1,500 meters

Answer 1

After calculating the width of Elise's vegetable garden by dividing the area by the given length, the perimeter is found to be 3,454 meters using the perimeter formula for a rectangle. However, this answer does not match any of the provided options, indicating a potential error.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks for the perimeter of Elise’s rectangular vegetable garden given that it is 999 meters long and has an area of 727,272 square meters. First, we need to find the width of the garden by dividing the area by the length:

Width = Area ÷ Length

Width = 727,272 m² ÷ 999 m

Width = 728 m

To find the perimeter (P) of a rectangle, the formula is:

P = 2(length + width)

P = 2(999 m + 728 m)

P = 2(1,727 m)

P = 3,454 m

Therefore, the perimeter of Elise’s vegetable garden is 3,454 meters, which is not one of the options provided, suggesting there may have been an error in the question or the answer choices.