Central park in city
A city park is rectangular, 180 m long and 120 m wide. People walk diagonally through the centre from one corner to the opposite corner. How many metres shorter is this path compared to walking along two sides of the perimeter?
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Central Park is a rectangular park in New York City. Use the provided ruler to answer the following questions.
a. Find the perimeter and the area of Central Park in the scale drawing. Round your measurements for the length and the width to the nearest half centimeter to calculate your answers.
The perimeter in the scale drawing is centimeters.
The area in the scale drawing is square centimeters.
b. Find the actual perimeter and area of Central Park.
The actual perimeter is meters.
The actual area is square meters.
a. Find the perimeter and the area of Central Park in the scale drawing. Round your measurements for the length and the width to the nearest half centimeter to calculate your answers.
The perimeter in the scale drawing is centimeters.
The area in the scale drawing is square centimeters.
b. Find the actual perimeter and area of Central Park.
The actual perimeter is meters.
The actual area is square meters.
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