Question

You run 3 laps around a rectangular field. The field is 100 meters long and 97 meters wide. How many meters do you run?

Answer 1

The distance around the rectangular field can be calculated using the formula:

distance = 2(length + width)

In this case, the length is 100 meters and the width is 97 meters. So the distance around the field is:

distance = 2(100 + 97) = 2(197) = 394 meters

Since you run 3 laps around the field, the total distance you run is:

total distance = 3 × distance around the field
total distance = 3 × 394 meters
total distance = 1182 meters

Therefore, you run 1182 meters in total.