Perimeter
Area
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Perimeter and Area
Word Problems
100

Find the perimeter of a rectangle with the following dimensions.

l = 4 cm

w = 8 cm

P = 24 cm

100

Find the area of a rectangle with the following dimensions.

l = 2 cm

w = 3 cm

A = 6 square cm

100


Width= 6 m

100

A rectangle has a length of 8 m and a width of 5 m. Name another rectangle with the same area, but a different perimeter.

Ex. 1 m × 40 m     2 m × 20 m

4 m × 10 m

Any factors of 40!

100

Luke is buying wood flooring to renovate his living room. The dimensions of his living room are 7 m × 6 m. How many square meters of wood flooring should Luke buy?

A = 42 square m

200

Find the perimeter of a square with side lengths of 5 inches.

P = 20 in

200

Find the area of a square with side lengths of 7 inches.

A = 49 square in

200

Width= 4 in

200

A rectangle has a length of 3 cm and a width of 7 cm. Name another rectangle with the same perimeter, but a different area.

Ex. 1 cm × 9 cm     2 cm × 8 cm

4 cm × 6 cm     5 cm × 5 cm

Any two numbers with a sum of 10!

200

A police officer puts caution tape around two mock crime scences. Which scene requires more caution tape? How much more?

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6 more cm

300

Find the perimeter of a rectangle with the following dimensions.

l = 14 yd

w = 7 yd

P = 42 yd

300

Find the area of a rectangle with the following dimensions.

l = 5 yd

w = 9 yd

A = 45 square yd

300

Find the width of the rectangle

Width=4 in

300

Name the side lengths of two rectangles with an area of 24 square inches.

Ex. 1 in × 24 in     2 in × 12 in

3 in × 8 in     4 in × 6 in

Any factors of 24!

300

Your friend makes a rectangluar poster for a school play. The poster is 4 feet long and 3 feet wide. Ribbon costs $1 per foot. How much does it cost to add a ribbon border to the poster?

$14

400

Find the perimeter of the shape

P=50 square m

400

Find the area of the shape

A = 203 square cm

400

Find the side length of the square

length=15 in

400

Name the side lengths of two rectangles with a perimeter of 16 cm.

Ex. 1 cm × 7 cm     2 cm × 6 cm

3 cm × 5 cm     4 cm × 4 cm

Any two numbers with a sum of 8!

400

You want to make two masks. You need 36 square inches of fabric to make each mask. You have a piece of fabric that is 12 inches long and 10 inches wide. Do you have enough fabric?

yes

500

Find the total perimeter of the shape.

P = 38 feet

500

Find the area of this shape

A=228 square cm

500

What is the width of the rectangle?

Width= 50m

500

Name all the possible rectangles with an area of 36 square feet.

1 ft × 36 ft.    2 ft × 18 ft

3 ft × 12 ft     4 ft × 9 ft

6 ft × 6 ft

 

500

A rectangular whiteboard has an area of 108 square inches. The width of the whiteboard is 9 inches. What is the perimeter of the whiteboard?

42 inches

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