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The area of a figure is the number of squares needed
to cover it. To find the area of a figure, you multiply
the length of the base x the length of the height.
FOR EXAMPLE:
12 ft.
multiply 12 x 41
41 ft.
The area of this figure is 492 square feet
1.
What is the area of this figure?
Show your work here:
9 yds.
47 yds.
The area of this figure is ________ square yards.
2.
What is the area of this figure?
Show your work here:
29 in.
14 in.
The area of this figure is ________ square inches.
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The perimeter of a figure is the distance around the figure. To find the
perimeter, add the lengths of all of the sides.
1.
What is the perimeter of this figure?
8 m
8 m
8 m
8 m
8 m
8 m
a.112 meters
2.
b.48 meters
c.81 meters
d.N
What is the perimeter of this figure?
40ft.
40 ft.
40ft.
8ft.
a.104 feet
3.
b.178 feet
c.128 feet
d.N
What is the perimeter of this figure?
10 ft.
10 ft.
10 ft.
10 ft.
10 ft.
a.15 feet
b.60 feet
c.50 feet
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d.N
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READ EACH OF THE FOLLOWING. SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND WRITE IN
THE CORRECT ANSWER. PLEASE SHOW YOUR WORK!
1.
What is the perimeter of this figure?
8m
p = ___________
8m
8m
2.
What is the area of this figure?
a = _____________
45 yds.
23 yds.
3.
What is the area of this figure?
a = _____________
67 m
67 m
4.
What is the perimeter of this figure? p = _____________
18 in.
25 in.
18 in.
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READ EACH OF THE FOLLOWING. SOLVE THE PROBLEMS.
PLEASE WRITE YOUR ANSWERS NEATLY.
1.
What is the perimeter of this figure?
12 in.
p= _________
12 in.
12 in.
12 in.
12 in.
2.
What is the area of this figure?
a= __________
45 yds.
67 yds.
3.
What is the perimeter of this figure?
108 m.
108 m.
108 m.
108 m.
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p = __________
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READ EACH OF THE FOLLOWING. SOLVE THE
PROBLEM AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT
ANSWER.
1.
Mr. Gordon wants to build a dog pen for his hunting dogs. It will be in the shape of a rectangle.
The dog pen will be 35 feet wide and 64 feet long. What will the perimeter of this dog pen be?
64 feet
35 feet
a.
c.
2.
108 feet
117 feet
b.
d.
198 feet
none of these
Mrs. Madison is building a new flower bed in her back yard. The flower bed will be 12 feet wide,
and 33 feet long. What will the area be of the flowerbed?
33 feet
12 feet
a.
c.
3.
740 sq. ft.
396 sq. ft.
b.
d.
406 sq. ft.
2890 sq. ft.
Mrs. Lawson has a room in her house that is 17 feet wide and 21 feet long. She needs to know the
area of the room, so that she can buy a new carpet. What is the area of this room?
21 feet
17 feet
a.
c.
215 sq. ft.
701 sq. ft.
b.
d.
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810 sq. ft.
357 sq. ft.
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Mrs. Durham plants red geraniums in her back yard
every year. They are beautiful. Let’s help her get ready by
answering the questions below.
1.
Mrs. Durham plants a red geranium flower bed just
outside her sunroom door. The bed is in the shape of a
rectangle.
12 ft.
6 ft.
a.
2.
What is the area of this flower bed?
18 ft.
b. 72 sq. ft. c. 19 ft.
d.
N
What is the perimeter of this flower bed?
12 ft.
6 ft.
a.
36 ft.
b.
18 ft.
c.
96 ft.
d.
N
3. If Mrs. Durham buys 63 red geraniums for her flower bed,
how many Geraniums will she plant in each row, if she has
9 rows?
a.
19
b.
7
c.
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d.
N
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Answer Page
Page 1 : 1. 423 sq. yds.
Page 2: 1. b
Page 3:
Page 4:
2. 406 sq. in
2. c
3. c
1. 24m
2. 1,035 sq. yds
3. 4,489 sq. m.
4. 61 in.
1. 60 in.
2. 3,015 sq. yds.
Page 5: 1. d
2. c
3. d
Page 6: 1. b
2. a
3. b
3. 432 m.