Everyday Ms. Twinkle walks around a park near her house. The park is in the shape of rectangle 2 mi long and 1 3/10 mi wide. How far does she walk?
She walks around the perimeter.
P = 2L + 2W
P = 2(2) + 2(1 3/10)
P = 4 + 2 6/10
P = 6 6/10 = 6 3/5 miles
To find out how far Ms. Twinkle walks around the park, we need to calculate the perimeter.
The perimeter of a rectangle is given by the formula:
Perimeter = 2 × (length + width)
Given that the length of the park is 2 miles and the width is 1 3/10 miles, we can plug in the values into the formula:
Perimeter = 2 × (2 + 1 3/10)
Now, let's calculate the width:
1 3/10 = (10 × 1 + 3) / 10 = 13/10
Now, let's substitute the values into the formula and simplify:
Perimeter = 2 × (2 + 13/10)
= 2 × (20/10 + 13/10)
= 2 × (33/10)
= 66/10
= 6.6 miles
Therefore, Ms. Twinkle walks approximately 6.6 miles around the park everyday.
To find out how far Ms. Twinkle walks in the park, we need to calculate the perimeter of the rectangle. The perimeter of a rectangle can be found by adding up all the sides.
In this case, the rectangle has a length of 2 miles and a width of 1 3/10 miles. To calculate the perimeter, we add the lengths of all four sides: two sides of length 2 miles and two sides of length 1 3/10 miles.
First, let's convert the width from a mixed number to an improper fraction.
1 3/10 miles can be written as (1 * 10 + 3) / 10 = 13/10 miles.
Now we can calculate the perimeter:
Perimeter = 2 * (Length + Width)
= 2 * (2 + 13/10)
= 2 * (20/10 + 13/10)
= 2 * (33/10)
= 66/10 miles
To simplify this fraction, we can reduce it by dividing both numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor. In this case, the greatest common divisor of 66 and 10 is 2.
Perimeter = (66/2) / (10/2)
= 33/5 miles
Therefore, Ms. Twinkle walks a distance of 33/5 miles (or 6.6 miles) in the park.