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, Subtraction, Multiplication, or Division)

Addition

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8 2/5 + 3 4/5 =

12 1/5

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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? (Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, or Division)

Multiplication

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74 x 56 =

4,144

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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 distance around the outside of something.

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8,427 divided by 4

2,106 R 3

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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?

Area is the space inside something.

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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: ? 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" and perimeter are just "units."

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Geno buys donuts at Sandra's Donut Shop. He buys a dozen donuts. Three donuts are chocolate. Five donuts are glazed. The rest of the donuts are cream filled. What fraction of the donuts are cream filled?

1/3 are cream filled

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