Question

In a certain city, the street blocks have a uniform size of 50 meters north-south by 250 meters east-west. If a typical neighborhood is two block east-west by three blocks north-south, how much area does it cover?

Answer 1

two blocks east-west would be 500 m
three blocks going north-south would be 150 m
since area = length x width
the area of your neighbourhood = .....