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10.03 Story problems with area and perimeter

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Belinda runs around her school's rectangular boundary as practice for her race in the track meet. She measures that the boundary has two sides that are $16$16 m long, and two sides that are $37$37 m long.

What distance is Belinda running in one lap of the boundary?

Easy
1min

The school is roping off part of the school yard for repairs. The rectangular section has a length of $34$34 m and a width of $14$14 m.

Easy
1min

Tyesha wants to frame her square window with a string of twinkle lights. The window has a side length of $13$13 in.

Easy
1min

Ying has a piece of wire that is $140$140 cm long.

If they bend it into a square, what will the length of each side be?

Medium
1min
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