Question

Shikha runs around a square of side 75 m. Priya runs around a rectangle with length 60 m and breadth 45 m. Who covers the smaller distance?

Answer 1

Shikha and Priya, while running around the square and rectangular field respectively, actually cover a distance equal to the perimeters of these fields.
$\therefore$ Distance covered by Shikha = Perimeter of the square = 4 $\times$ 75 m = 300 m
Similarly, distance covered by Priya = Perimeter of the rectangle = 2 $\times$ (60 + 45) = 2 $\times$ 105 = 210 m
Thus, it is evident that the distance covered by Priya is less than that covered by Shikha.