Area
Perimeter
Word Problems
Vocabulary
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What is the formula for area?
A = length x width
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What is the formula for perimeter?
= length + width + length + width
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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
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What type of math do you use for a perimeter problem?
Addition
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Length: 14 meters Width: 7 meters Area: ?
98 square meters
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Length: 7 feet Width: 17 feet Perimeter: ?
48 feet
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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
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What type of math do you use for an area problem?
Multiplication
300
Length: 41 meters Width: 23 meters Area: ?
943 square meters
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Length: 25 feet Width: 19 feet Perimeter: ?
88 feet
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Ben is painting his room. He paints 3 walls. Each wall has dimensions of 13 x 8 feet. What is the total area that Ben has to paint?
312 square feet
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What is the definition of perimeter?

The addition of all sides of a shape. 

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Length: 12 meters Width: ? Area: 84 square meters
7 meters
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Length: 15 feet Width: ? Perimeter: 56 feet

13 feet

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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
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What is the definition of area?

The multiplication of the length and width. The area within a given shape. 

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Length: ? Width: 8 meters Area: 128 square meters
16 meters
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Length: ? Width: 17 feet Perimeter: 78 feet

22 feet

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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
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What is different about units of area compared to units of perimeter?
Units of area are "square units"
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