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Jess is making a fence to surround her cat's play area in her house. The play area is 4 feet wide and 6 feet long. How much fence does Jess need?
First: identify if it is perimeter or area
Then: Solve
Perimeter = 20 feet
John made a picture in art class that he wants to frame. The picture is a square shape with one side measuring 2 feet. How many feet of wood does John need to buy?
First: identify if it is perimeter or area
Then: Solve
Perimeter = 8 feet
Michael wants to lay tile down in his new bathroom. The bathroom is 9 feet wide and 8 feet long. How many feet of square tile does Michael need to buy?
First: identify if it is perimeter or area
Then: Solve
Area: 72 sq. feet of tile
Tommy has a family photo that is 8 inches by 10 inches. He wants to frame the family photo. How many inches of wood will Tommy need to make a frame to go around the family photo?
First: identify if it is perimeter or area
Then: Solve
Perimeter: 36 inches
Tony decided to carpet his living room floor. His living room measures 9 feet by 6 feet. How many square feet carpet tiles does Tony need to purchase for his living room?
First: identify if it is perimeter or area
Then: Solve
Area: 54 square feet tiles
Emily decided to paint her wall pink. She needs to buy enough paint to cover the wall that is 8 feet by 7 feet. How many feet of pink paint does Emily need to buy?
First: identify if it is perimeter or area
Then: Solve
Area: 56 square feet of pink paint
Maria's garden is 8 feet long by 6 feet wide. How many feet of fencing will she need to to put around her garden?
First: identify if it is perimeter or area
Then: Solve
Perimeter = 48 feet of fencing
Luke wants to measure the distance around his rectangular park by his house. The park is 14 feet long by 8 feet wide. How many feet will it take Luke to travel around the park?
First: identify if it is perimeter or area
Then: Solve
Perimeter = 112 feet
Maria wants to cover her garden during the winter so it does not freeze. Her garden measure 7 feet long by 6 feet wide. How many feet of plastic covering will she need?
First: identify if it is perimeter or area
Then: Solve
Area = 42 square feet of plastic covering
Debbie is buying a new rug for her bedroom. She wants to cover a space that is 6 feet wide and 11 feet long. What is the total space the rug must cover?
First: identify if it is perimeter or area
Then: Solve
Area = 66 square feet
At the playground, the new sandbox was 10 meter wide and 6 meters long. What is BOTH the area and perimeter of the new sandbox?
Area: 60 square meters
Perimeter: 32 meters
What are TWO possible dimensions of the whiteboard?
Possible answers:
1 ft x 24 ft
2 ft x 12 ft
3 ft x 8 ft
4 ft x 6 ft
Denny has a rectangular rose garden that measures 8m by 10m. One bag of fertilizer can cover 20 square m. How many bags will he need to cover the entire garden?
First: identify if it is perimeter or area
Then: Solve
Area.
He needs to cover 80 square m with fertilizer.
Since one bag covers 20 square m, he needs 4 bags to cover the garden.
Bella is making a display board for the school trip. The display board is 9 feet long by 6 feet wide. She needs to add a ribbon border around the entire display. What is the length of the ribbon Bella needs to buy?
First: identify if it is perimeter or area
Then: Solve
Perimeter = 30 feet of ribbon
A square room measures 7 feet on one side. What is the area of this room?
28 square feet
Jess has a family photo that is 8 inches by 10 inches. Avery has a family photo that is 4 inches by 6 inches. Which photo takes up more space?
First: identify if it is perimeter or area
Then: Solve
Area:
Jess' family photo takes up more space with 80 square inches.
Mary baked a cake that was 8 inches long by 6 inches wide. Her brother, Tom, baked a cake that was 7 inches on each side. Mary said her cake takes up more space. Is she correct? Why or why not?
First: identify if it is perimeter or area
Then: Solve
She is wrong, because the area of her cake is only 48 square inches. Tod's cake is 49 square inches, therefore it takes up more area.
Misty is decorating her new room. She bought unicorn border to go along the edges of her ceiling. How much unicorn border must be buy if her ceiling measures 12 feet long by 11 feet wide?
First: identify if it is perimeter or area
Then: Solve
Perimeter = 132 feet of unicorn border
Bobby is getting paid to do outside chores. He will receive $50 for mowing the front and back yard. The front yard measures 10 yards wide by 9 yards long. The back yard measures 8 yard wide by 9 yards long. What is the total amount of yards Bobby has to mow in order to receive the $50?
First: identify if it is perimeter or area
Then: Solve
Area.
He needs to mow 162 square yards.
A room has an area of 24 square feet. The length of the room is 6 feet. What is the width of the room?
First: identify if it is perimeter or area
Then: Solve
The width is 4 feet.