Area
Perimeter
Word Problems
Vocabulary
True or False
100
What is the formula for area?
A = length x width
100
What is the formula for perimeter?
= length + width + length + width
100
Tom has a poster with a length of 5 feet and a width of 3 feet. He wants to put a wooden frame around the poster. What length of wood will Tom need to frame his poster?
16 feet
100
What type of math do you use for a perimeter problem?
Addition
100
True or False


A rectangle has 4 equal sides.

False

200

Length: 9 meters Width: 7 meters Area: ?

63 square meters

200

Length: 7 feet Width: 12 feet Perimeter: ?

38 feet

200
Sally's pool table has an area of 36 square feet. The length of the pool table is 9 feet. What is the width of the pool table?
4 feet
200
What type of math do you use for an area problem?
Multiplication
200

True or False

To find the area you add all the sides together?

False

300

Length: 20 meters Width: 5 meters Area: ?

100 square meters

300
Length: 25 feet Width: 19 feet Perimeter: ?
88 feet
300

Ben is painting his room. He paints 3 walls. Each wall has dimensions of 8 x 8 feet. What is the total area that Ben has to paint?

192 square feet

300

What is the definition of perimeter?

Perimeter is the total distance around a shape

300

True or False

The area of a rectangle has a different label than the perimeter of a rectangle?

True

400

Length: 11 meters Width: ? Area: 88 square meters

8 meters

400
Length: 15 feet Width: ? Perimeter: 56 feet
13 feet
400

Mike is taking measurements of different rooms in his house. The bonus room has an area of 72 square feet. The length of the room is 8 feet. What is the perimeter of the room?

34 feet

400

What is the definition of area?

Area is the inside or surface of a shape. 

400

True or False

Can I use multiplication to find the perimeter of a square? Must be able to explain your answer to get the points. 

True. I can multiply the length of 1 side by 4 to get the perimeter since multiplication is just repeated addition. 

500

Length: ? Width: 12 meters Area: 60 square meters

5 meters

500
Length: ? Width: 17 feet Perimeter: 78 feet
22 feet
500

Hannah and Sally are planting gardens. Hannah's garden is 2 x 8 feet long. Sally's garden is 4 x 4 feet long. They want to put fencing around their gardens. Who will need more fencing?

Hannah

500

What is different about units of area compared to units of perimeter?

Units of area are "square units"

500

True or False

Can you use division to find the length of each side of a hexagon if you are given the total area? You must be able to explain your answer to get the points. 

True because a hexagon has 6 equal sides so I can take the total area and divide it by 6 to get the length of each side. 

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