Area
Perimeter
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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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8 X 9 

72

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Length: 8 meters Width: 5 meters Area: ?

40 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
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4 x 26 =

104

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Length: 9 meters Width: 6 meters Area: ?

54 square meters

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Length: 9 feet Width: 5 feet Perimeter: ?

28 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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How do you find the perimeter of a shape ? 

To find the perimeter of a rectangle or square you have to add the lengths of all the four sides.

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90 X 1,000

90,000

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Length: 12 meters Width: ? Area: 84 square meters

7 meters

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Length: 15 feet Width: 1

32 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?

Area = Length X Width 

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What are all the possible dimensions for a rectangle or square with an area of 36 square centimeters?

1 x 36, 2 x 18, 3 x 12,  4 x 9,  6 x 6

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Length: ? Width: 8 meters Area: 128 square meters

16 meters

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Length: 7 Width: 4 feet 

57 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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50 X 50 

2,500

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