the question is "The track at Beck's is rectangualar. The dimensions of the inner playing field are 200 by 80 feet. The track is 13 feet wide on all sides . How many feet will Becky walk if she follows the outside edge of the trck?" How do you work that out
There are an additional 13 feet on each side. Instead of 80 feet on one side, it will be 80 + 13 + 13. The same for the 200. Do you know the formula for finding the perimeter of a rectangle?
length+width thank u
Perimeter = 2L + 2W
To calculate the distance Becky will walk while following the outside edge of the track, you can follow these steps:
Step 1: Determine the perimeter of the inner playing field.
Since the inner playing field is rectangular with dimensions of 200 by 80 feet, the perimeter can be calculated by adding the length of all sides:
Perimeter = 2 * (Length + Width) = 2 * (200 + 80) = 560 feet.
Step 2: Calculate the length of the outside edge.
Since the track is 13 feet wide on all sides, we need to add 13 feet to each side of the inner playing field. This will increase the length of the outer edge.
Length of outer edge = Length + 2 * (Track Width) + Width + 2 * (Track Width) = 200 + 2 * 13 + 80 + 2 * 13 = 352 feet.
Step 3: Calculate the distance Becky will walk.
Since Becky will be walking along the outer edge of the track, the distance she will walk is equal to the length of the outer edge.
Therefore, Becky will walk 352 feet if she follows the outside edge of the track.