Question

Percy Cod takes a walk around the perimeter path of his local park. The park is in the shape of a rectangle which is 400m wide and 1000m long. Find the distance, in metres, that Percy walks.

Answer 1

2800m

Explanation:

Assumption:

Start point from which Percy Cod walks is "x"

If he walks around a perimeter that is the shape of a rectangle,

Length of area = L = 1000m

Width of area = W = 400m

Distance around the rectangle = D = 2 * (L + W)

D = 2 * (400+1000)

D = 2 * 1400

D = 2800m