Question

Harrold is a dog walker. He walks 13 different dogs for the same distance around Greenpoint Park everyday. The park is a perfect square in shape. Harrold takes each dog for 1 full lap around the park. In one day Harrold will walk 6, 396ft all together. What is the length of 1 side of the park in yards.​

Answer 1

123 feet/41 yards

Explanation:

When solving problems like this, we need to understand and note down what we already know to make our lives easier.

- He walks 13 different dogs

- the park is a perfect square

- he takes each dog for one full lap

- That day, he walked 6396ft

- He takes each dog the same distance

Now, let's find the unit value (how much ft does he walk if he takes JUST ONE dog around Greenpoint Park?)

Just divide: 6396 / 13 = 492 ft

Meaning, that when Harrold takes JUST ONE dog around the park, which is a perfect square, he walks 492 feet.

One full lap around the square shaped park is just 4 sides of the square.

So, he walks 492 ft every 4 sides.

However, the question specifically asked for one side.

Just divide again to get your answer:

492 / 4 = 123 ft

Therfore, the length of one side of the park is 123 feet, which is 41 yards.