Perimeter of Polygons
Rectangles and Squares
Problem Solving
Definitions
100

Find the perimeter of a square with four equal sides that measure 11 feet each.

44 feet

100

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

30 feet

100

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

6 square feet

100

If you walk around the playground, you are walking around its...

Perimeter

200

A triangle has sides that measure 7 feet each. What is the perimeter of this triangle?

21 feet

200

What is the area of a rectangle that is 5 inches long and 6 inches tall?

30 square inches

200

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

38 inches

200

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

Perimeter

300

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

25 feet

300

Find the area of a rectangle with side lengths of 4 meters long and 8 meters long. What multiplication equation can be used to figure out this answer?

32 square meters

4 x 8 = 32

OR

8 x 4 = 32

300

Maria is mowing the lawn for her parents. The lawn is 8 yards long and 7 yard wide. What is the total area of the lawn she has to mow?

56 square yards

300

Sherry wants to know how many 1 foot by 1 foot 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 3 meters each.

18 meters

400

One side of a square is 4 inches. What is the area of the entire square? How did you find your answer?

16 square inches

400

James wants to put two desks in his room. Both desks have a length of 4 feet and a width of 2 feet. What would be the total area if he put both desks together?

16 square feet

400

If Lily is measuring the amount of space inside of a square, what is Lily measuring?

Area

500

A triangle has a perimeter of 24 inches, and all of the sides are the same length.  What is the length of one side of the triangle?

8 inches

500

A rectangle has a total area of 24 square inches. What side lengths could give you that area? You and your teammates work together to come up with 2 different examples!

It could be...

1 inch and 24 inches

2 inches and 12 inches

3 inches and 8 inches

4 inches and 6 inches

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

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

An octagon

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