2000 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 16
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Problem
In order for Mateen to walk a kilometer (1000m) in his rectangular backyard, he must walk the length 25 times or walk its perimeter 10 times. What is the area of Mateen's backyard in square meters?
Solution
The length of the rectangle is meters. The perimeter is meters. Since , we plug values in to get:
meters
Since , the area is square meters or .
See Also
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