Vocabulary
Word Problems
Convert & Compare
Area or Perimeter
100
Name 3 common customary units of length?
Inch, foot, or yard
100
Mr. and Mrs. Skaer are building a fence around their rectangular yard that is 16 feet long and 14 feet wide. How much fence will they need?
16 + 16 + 14 + 14 = 60 feet long
100
How many feet are in 3 yards?
3 feet = 1 yard so 3 x 3 =9 feet in 3 yards
100
Describe how to find perimeter and area?
Perimeter: add the sides

Area: multiply the sides to find the inside amount

200
Name 3 metric units of length or distance?
Millimeter, centimeter, meter, or kilometer
200
Summer went for a run around a square track that is 220 feet wide and 440 feet long. She ran two laps. How many feet did she run?
220 + 220 + 440 + 440 = 1320 (she ran two laps) 1320 x 2 = 2,640
200
How many inches are in 2 feet?
24 inches
200
Find the perimeter for a square with a length of 12 inches and a width of 6 inches.
36 inches (12 + 12 + 6 + 6 =36)
300
The distance around a shape is called the?
Perimeter
300
Mrs. Dutton is buying a cover for her pool table that is 8 feet long and 4 feet wide. Is it reasonable to say that a cover with an area of 30 feet long will be large enough to cover her pool table? Why or Why not?
No, her pool table has an area of 32, a 30-foot long cover will be too short!
300
How many inches are in 6 feet?
12 x 6 = 72
300
Find the area of a square with a length of 12 and a width of 6.
12 x 6 = 72
400
The number of square units or space inside a shape is called the?
Area
400
Miss Ferris has boxes she is stacking. Each box was two feet high. If she stacks 3 boxes on top of a table that is three feet high, what will be the total height?
3 boxes x 2 feet tall = 6 + 3 feet tall table = 9 feet tall
400
Which would be more reasonable to measure a seahorse

a. 14 inches long

b. 14 feet long

c. 14 centimeters long

d. 14 meters long

a. 14 inches long (this is true!)
400
A poster has a length of 24 inches, and its width is 12 inches. What is the perimeter of the poster?
24 + 24 + 12 + 12 =72 inches
500
Normal America units of measure are considered?
Customary Units of Measure
500
What would the best customary unit of measure be to measure a football field?
yards
500
Mrs. Maguire's table tennis table has an area of 45 square feet. The length is 9 feet. What is the perimeter of the table tennis table?
45 / 9 = 5 (Table Tennis table is 9 x 5) 

9 + 9 + 5 + 5 =28 feet

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