Which Formula?
Building a fence around the backyard
Perimeter
Which of the following would be the correct unit for measuring the perimeter of a rectangular fence that is 10 feet by 12 feet?
A.44 feet2
B.44 feet
C.44 feet3
B.44 feet
Which of the following would be the correct unit for measuring the area covered by a rug that is 3 meters by 4 meters?
A.12 meters
B.12 meters3
C.12 meters2
C.12 meters2
Which of the following is the correct unit for measuring the volume of a tissue box that is 10 inches by 4 inches by 3 inches?
A.120 inches3
B.120 inches
C.120 inches2
A.120 inches3
The woods behind Jerry's house were 6 miles wide and 3 miles long. What is the area of the woods?
18 mi.2
Painting a wall in the bedroom
Area
Find the perimeter of a rectangle that is 12 meters by 14 meters.
52 meters
An envelope from the post office is 4 1/2 inches wide and 4 1/2 inches long. What is the area of the envelope?
20 1/4 in.2
A bedroom has a length of 11 feet, a width of 13 feet, and a height of 8 feet. What is the volume of the bedroom?
1,144 feet3
How much space is taken up by a box that is 15 cm long, 20 cm tall, and 12 cm wide?
3,600 cm3
Determining the amount of bricks needed to border a flower bed
perimeter
Find the perimeter of a rectangle that is 6 1/2 feet by 5 1/4 feet.
23 1/2 feet
The width of a rectangle is 2.25 units the length is 3 units. What is the area?
6.75 units2
Determine the volume for a figure that is 5 ft. by 3 ft. by 4 ft.
60 feet3
A lawn had a length of 9 feet and a width of 8 feet. How much fence would be needed to go around the lawn?
34 feet
Filling a fish tank with water
Volume
A square has a perimeter of 20 cm. What must the length of each side be?
5cm
A square picture frame has an area of 100 sq. inches. How long is each side?
10 inches
A cube measures 4 cm on a side. What is the volume of the cube?
64 cm3
A student is making a book. They want the front and back cover to each be 3 inches by 5 inches. How much paper is needed to make both of the covers?
30in2
Measuring the amount of grass needed to plant a yard
Area
A garden has a rectangular fence that is 50 feet long. The length of the fence is 16 feet. What is the width of the fence?
9 feet
A piece of wrapping paper has an area of 150 sq. cm. The width of the wrapping paper is 30 cm. What is the length?
50 cm
A cube has a volume of 27 cu. feet. What are the dimensions of each side?
3 feet
Billy is painting a wall of his bedroom. The wall is 8 feet by 12 feet. There is a door in one wall that is 7 feet by 2 1/2 feet. How much paint is needed for the wall?
78 1/2 feet2