Perimeter of Polygons
Rectangles and Squares
Problem Solving
Definitions
100

What is the perimeter of a pentagon with equal sides of 5m?

25m

100

What is the perimeter of a rectangle with sides of 7m and 8m long?

30m

100

Robert is building a dog house for his puppy. If the house measures 2m by 3m, what is the area of the house?

6m2

100
If you walk around the playground, you are walking around its...
Perimeter
200

An equilateral triangle has sides that measure 7m. What is the perimeter?

21m

200

What is the area of a rectangle that is 5cm long and 9cm tall?

45cm2

200

Jane wants to frame a picture that is 11cm tall and 8cm wide. How much wood would she need to frame the picture?

38cm

200

Alex wants to know how much wood he needs to frame a picture. He should calculate for...

Perimeter

300

Find the perimeter of an octagon with equal sides that measure 11cm.

88cm

300

One side of a square is 4mm. What is the area of the square?

16mm2

300

A desk is 3m wide and 2m long. What is the total area of three desks put together?

18m2

300

Sherry wants to know how many 30cm by 30cm tiles she needs to cover her bathroom floor. She should calculate for...

Area

400

Find the perimeter of a hexagon that has equal sides of 14 mm

84 mm

400

Find the area of a rectangle with one side that is 5m long and one side that is 7m long

35m2

400
James builds a room in his house that is 10 feet wide and 12 feet long. He adds on another room that is 10 feet wide and 9 feet long. The two rooms share a wall. What is the total perimeter for the two rooms put together?
62 feet
400

To figure out the length of a certain shape with a perimeter of 32cm, Tim divided 32 into 8 equal parts. What shape does Tim have?

An octagon

500

An equilateral triangle has a perimeter of 24cm. What is the length of one side of the triangle?

8cm

500

A square has a total perimeter of 12cm. What is the area of the square?

9cm2

500

A rectangle has a total perimeter of 32 cm. The rectangle is 10 cm long. What is the height of the rectangle?

6 cm

500

Lily knows that one side of a triangle is 7mm long. She added 7 three times and correctly calculated that the perimeter is 21mm. This kind of triangle is called...

An equilateral triangle

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