8.05 Story problems with area and perimeter
Interactive practice questions
Britney runs around her school's rectangular sports field as practice for her race in the track meet. She measures that the sports field has two sides that are $6$6 m long, and two sides that are $15$15 m long.
What distance is Britney running in one lap of the field?
Easy
1min
The school is roping off part of the school yard for repairs. The rectangular section has a length of $14$14 m and a width of $4$4 m.
Easy
1min
Indu wants to frame her square window with a string of twinkle lights. The window has a side length of $3$3 ft.
Easy
1min
Sara has a piece of wire that is $16$16 cm long.
If they bend it into a square, what will the length of each side be?
Medium
1min
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