What is the perimeter if the area is 104yds?

Answer 1

Well, before we really get into it, "104yds" is a distance, not an area. 'Yard'

is not a unit of area. But 'square yard' is, so I'm going to assume you mean

"140 square yards" for the area, because then I can go on and answer the question.

And the answer is: There's no way to tell. Knowing the area doesn't tell you

the perimeter.

Here are five different rectangles:

#1). 1 yd by 104 yds

#2). 2 yds by 52 yds

#3). 13 ft by 24 ft

#4). 4 yds by 26 yds

#5). 8 yds by 13 yds

All 5 of these rectangles have the same area . . . 140 square yards.

But their perimeters are:

#1). 210 yds

#2). 108 yds

#3). 54 yds

#4). 60 yds

#5). 42 yds

And just for grins, here's a bonus rectangle at no extra cost:

Length . . . 1inch

Width . . . . 2miles 1520yards

Area . . . . . 140square yards

Perimeter . 5miles 1,280yards 2inches