Perimeter
Area
Volume
Perimeter, Area, or Volume?
Word Problems
100
What is the perimeter of a rectangle with a length of 8cm and a width of 3cm?
22cm
100
What is the area of a rectangle with a length of 8cm and a width of 3cm?
24cm
100
What is the volume of a rectangular prism that has the following measurements: l = 12cm, w = 6cm, & h = 8cm.
Volume = l x w x h. The volume is 576 cubic cm.
100
If you wanted to build a fence to go around your house would you need to find the perimeter, area, or volume?
You would need to find the perimeter.
100
Mrs. Anderson wants to buy enough carpet to cover the floor of her 10’ by 14’ living room. How much carpet should she buy?
Mrs. Anderson should buy 140 sq. ft. of carpet.
200
What is the perimeter of a square with a side measuring 8 inches?
32 inches
200
What is the area of a figure with a length of 9 cm and a width of 12 cm?
108 cm
200
A box has the following measurements: l = 20m, w = 2m, & h = 2m What is the volume of the box?
Volume = l x w x h. The volume is 80 cubic meters.
200
If you wanted to know how much water would be needed to fill a pool would you calculate perimeter, area, or volume?
You would calculate the volume.
200
Mrs. Bell wants to buy enough ribbon to decorate the outside edge of her door. If the door is 5 ft long and 2 ft wide, how much ribbon does she need?
Mrs. Bell needs 14 ft of ribbon.
300
A rectangle has a perimeter of 14 inches. The length of one side is 4 inches. What is the width of one side?
3 inches
300
What is the area of a square room with a side of 25 ft?
625 sq. ft
300
A toy box has the following measurements. l = 10 cm, w = 10 cm, & h = 10 cm. What is the volume of the box?
Volume = l x w x h The volume is 1000 cubic cm or 1000cm³
300
If you needed to know how many tiles it would take to cover the floor would you calculate perimeter, area, or volume?
You would calculate the area.
300
Mrs. Cooper needs enough paper to cover the bulletin board. If the length of the board is 4 ft and the width is 3 ft, how much paper does she need?
Mrs. Cooper needs 12 ft of paper.
400
What is the perimeter of a square with an area of 9 square feet?
12 sq. ft.
400
What is the area of a field that has a length of 20ft and a width of 40ft?
800 ft
400
What is the volume of a rectangular prism with a length of 6 cm, a width of 5 cm, and a height of 3 cm?
The volume is 90 cm³
400
If you wanted to figure out how much cereal could fit inside of the box, would you calculate the perimeter, area, or volume?
You would calculate the volume.
400
A square-shaped room measures 3 meters on one side. What is the perimeter?
The perimeter is 12 m.
500
True or False? The following formula can be used to calculate the perimeter of a rectangle: P = l + w
False: P = l + w + l + w
500
The area of a rectangular living room is 40 square feet. It is 4 feet wide. What is the length of the living room ?
10 feet
500
A rectangular prism has a volume of 36ft³. The height of the prism is 3ft. The width of the prism is 2ft. What is the length of the prism?
The length is 6ft.
500
If you needed to buy fertilizer to spread on your 20’ by 15’ rectangular garden, would you need to find the perimeter, area, or volume?
You would need to find the area.
500

The area of a notebook is 90 sq. inches. It is 9 inches tall, how wide is it?

The width is 10 inches.

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