Question

Consider a man walking around a house in a rectangle pattern. He walks 70 feet across the front, 30 feet along the side, 70 feet along the back, and 30 feet along the other side to bring him back to where he began. How much distance did this man cover?

• A. 70 feet
• B. 140 feet
• C. No distance was covered as he arrived at the starting point
• D. 200 feet
• E. 100 feet

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

200 feet

Given

Man is moving on rectangular patterns,

length of rectangle $l=70feet$ ,

breadth of rectangle $b=30feet$ ,

Path length $=(l+b+l+b)=2(l+b)=2(70+30)=200feet$,

Distance covered by man $=$ Path length $=200feet$

Option D.