Question

A soccer coach had his players run around the rectangular practice field 5 times. The field measured 115 yards by 65 yards. How far did each player run?

Answer 1

what is the perimeter of the field?

Answer 2

thats the whole question.

Answer 3

I think that the players ran 5 times the perimeter of the field

Answer 4

i got an answer of 1800 yards in the answer book. im just trying to figure out how they got that answer

Answer 5

the perimeter of the field is:
\[\large 115 + 65 + 115 + 65 = 360\,yards\]

Answer 6

so the players run this distance:
\[\large 360 \times 5 = ...?\]

Answer 7

awesome! thanks!

Answer 8

thanks!

Answer 9

thankyou!

Answer 10

thank you!