Question

A rectangular park is 70 meters wide and 100 meters long.

Give the length and width of another rectangular park that has the same perimeter but a smaller area.

Answer 1

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Answer:

60 m wide and 110 m long

Explanation:

The more the shape deviates from a square, the smaller the area will be. The area can be reduced by making the park longer and narrower. The sum of length and width must remain the same for the perimeter to be unchanged.

Given park: 70 m × 100 m = 7000 m²

Smaller park: 60 m × 110 m = 6600 m² -- less area than 7000 m²