Question

janis jogs around a rectangular park that is 3/5 mi long and 1/4 mi wide. how far is it around the park

Answer 1

To solve this you want to add up the distances of each side. Because the park is rectangular in shape you can count the length and width twice (once for each side). So the answer is 2(3/5 mi) + 2(1/4) mi. In other words, add the sides!