Question

A boy runs around a square field and finds he ran 200 meters in total after a complete round. What is the length of each side of the field?

• A. 40 meters
• B. 60 meters
• C. 50 meters
• D. 20 meters

Answer 1

The correct option is C 50 meters

Given,
Total distance covered is equal to the perimeter of the square field.

$\therefore$ Perimeter = 200 meters

Also, the perimeter of a square = side + side + side + side = 4 × side
$\Rightarrow$ 200 = 4 × side
$\Rightarrow \text{side}=\frac{200}{4}=50\text{meters}$