A typical rectangle city block in manhattan is about 264 feet by 900 feet. What is the distance by sidewalk that surrounds the block?

Answer 1

Since there are four sides to a rectangle block, the total distance by sidewalk that surrounds the block would be:

(2 * length) + (2 * width)
= (2 * 900 feet) + (2 * 264 feet)
= 1800 feet + 528 feet
= 2328 feet

So, the distance by sidewalk that surrounds the block is 2328 feet.