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A man runs around a square park and covers 1km in five rounds.
What is the area of the park?

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Answer:

The area of the park is equal to 2,500 square meters.

Explanation:

Given that a man runs around a square park and covers 1km in five rounds, the following calculation must be performed to determine the area of the park:

Assuming that the park was square in shape, to calculate its area its base must be multiplied by its height (which are equal).

Thus, if in 5 laps the man runs 1 km, for each lap he will run 200 meters (1000/5). Thus, dividing 200 by the 4 sides of the square, we get 50 meters (200/4). Therefore, since 50 x 50 is equal to 2,500, the area of the park is equal to 2,500 square meters.

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