MODELING REAL LIFE Central Park is a rectangular park in New York City. Use the provided ruler to answer the following questions.
A map of Central Park in New York City. The measured length is 12.5 centimeters. The measured width is 2.5 centimeters.
a. Find the perimeter and the area of the scale drawing of Central Park. Round your measurements for the length and the width to the nearest half centimeter to calculate your answers.
The perimeter in the scale drawing is
centimeters.
The area in the scale drawing is
square centimeters.
b. Find the actual perimeter and area of Central Park.
The actual perimeter is
meters.
The actual area is
square meters.