Homework Help: math

Posted by vanessa joeph garica fernandez on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 5:42pm.

there is a playground shaped like a rectangle 40 feet wide and 80 feet long.what is the perimeter of the yard?

math - Reiny, Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 5:54pm
walk around the rectangle and "count" (add up) the number of feet.
math - Aspen, Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 6:42pm
Length+length+width+width=perimeter
40+40=80
80+80=160
160+80=240 feet

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