The inside of a shape, which you can find by multiplying its length and width
Area
A Square garden has a perimeter of 20 feet. One side is 5 feet. What is the length of each missing side?
What is the area of a square that has a length of 9 inches?
36 inches 2
The distance around a shape, which you can find by adding the sides together.
Perimeter
Sarah makes a mini STOP sign, the shape of an octagon, for a school project. The perimeter of the sign is 56 cm. What is the length of each side?
Each side of the sign is 7 cm.
Maya is painting a rectangular wall that is 20 feet long and 40 feet high. What is the area of the wall she will paint?
80 ft2
I have one set of parallel sides.
Trapezoid
Jim bends wire to make rectangles. Each rectangle measures 24 inches by 10 inches. What is the total length of the wire needed for 2 rectangles?
136 inches
Julian's sandbox has a length of 7 feet and a width of 3 feet. What is the area of the sandbox?
21 ft2
A hexagon
Mr. Martinez is building a fence with a perimeter of 160 feet. The length measures 50 feet. What is the width of the fence?
30 feet
A rectangular bulletin board has an area of 48 square feet. The length of the board is 8 feet.
What is the width of the bulletin board?
6 feet
Ex: Circle, round shapes, shapes with lines that do not connect.
What is a REGULAR polygon?
A shape with all equal sides and all equals angles.
How much fencing would be needed to surround a square garden with an area of 64 square feet?
Perimeter = 32 feet
A rectangular tablecloth has an area of 72 square inches. The width is 8 inches.
What is the perimeter of the tablecloth?
34 inches