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Area and Perimeter
100

l = 4 cm

w = 8 cm

32 square cm

100

l = 1 ft

w = 2 ft

P = 6 ft

100

What is the name of a 5 sided shape?

pentagon

100

How do you find the perimeter?

Add all the sides.

P = l + w+ l + w

P = 2l + 2w

200

l = 8 ft

w = 7 ft

A = 56 square ft

200

l = 6 mm

w = 2 mm

P = 16 mm

200

What is the name of a 6 sided shape?

Hexagon

200

How do you find the area?

Multiply length times width.

A = l x w

300

Find the area of a square with a side length of 5 cm.

A = 25 square cm

300

Find the perimeter of a square with 7 inch sides.

P = 28 in

300

What is the name of a 8 sided shape?

Octagon

300

The perimeter of a square is 48 in.

What do the sides measure?

All 4 sides measure 12 in.

400

Find the total area of the two rectangles:

1. l = 3 ft      w = 4 ft

2. l = 4 ft      w = 4 ft

A = 28 square ft

400

Find the total perimeter of these two figures:

1. Rectangle: l = 2 in w = 5 in

2. Rectangle: l = 3 in  w = 1 in

P = 22 in

400

What do you call a polygon that got into an accident?

A (wrecked) rectangle!

400

The area is 28 in.

The length is 7 inches.

What is the width?

The width is 4 in.

500

Find the total area of these two figures:

1. Square: Sides = 2 in

2. Rectangle: l = 2 in   w = 4 in

A = 12 square in

500

Find the perimeter of these two figures:

1. Rectangle: l = 5 yd  w = 6 yd

2. Square: s = 9 yd

P = 58 yd

500

What happened when the math teacher forgot to close her parrot's cage?

Polygon (Polly gone)

500

The perimeter is 36 in.

The length is 10 in.

What is the width?

The width is 8 in.

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