Question 859748
Jack runs around the block twice. The block is 1 km long and 500 m wide. How far does he run ?

1 km = 1000 m

Therefore:

2(length + width)

2(1000 + 500)

2 * 1500 = 3000 m

Jack runs the block twice:

3000 * 2 = 6000m




Answer:

6km or 6000m




Lennox Obuong
Algebra Tutor