Real World Use
Perimeter
Area
Word Problems
Random Math Challenge
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What does perimeter measure?
The distance around the outside of a shape.
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A rectangular notebook is 9 centimeters long and 5 centimeters wide. What is the perimeter of the notebook?
28 centimeters
100
Lucy is counting the ceiling tiles in her gym. There are 8 rows with 4 in each row. How many tiles are there in all?
32 tiles
100
What is the area of a shape if it has the height of 6 ft and a width of 6ft?
36 square feet
100
328+436=?
328+436=764
200
What does area measure?
The space inside of a shape
200
What is the perimeter of the tv?
84 feet
200
Sarah is painting a picture where each side measures 12 inches. How much paint will she need to cover the inside of the square picture?
144 square feet
200
What is the perimeter of a square with sides measuring 8 feet?
32 feet
200
584-296=?
584-296=288
300
To build a fence around my house, I would measure the perimeter or area?
Perimeter
300
A rectangular table is 37 centimeters long 26 centimeters wide. What is the perimeter of the table?
126 centimeters
300
Kim's grandma is making her a quilt. The quilt has 6 square foot blocks with 9 square foot blocks in each row. What is the area of the quilt?
54 square feet
300
Mrs. Smith needs to get a new washer. If space where she wants to put the washer measures 68 square inches, will a washer that measure 8 inches in width and 9 inches in length fit? Yes or No? Please explain.
No, because the washer has an area of 72 square inches.
300
12x7=?
12x7= 84
400
Richard wants to cover his folders with stickers from the classroom sticker store, what will he use to find how many stickers he needs to buy?
Area
400
Sarah is putting fence around her garden. She knows the perimeter is 48 feet. She has already fenced in three sides of the each measuring 12 feet. How much more fence does she need to finish fencing in her garden?
12 feet
400
Josh put a table that is 8 feet wide by 7 feet long. What is the area of the table?
56 square feet
400
Mrs. Joni wants her husband to build a new tree house. She wants the new tree house bigger, and asks that he makes it 8 feet in width and 6 feet in height. What will be the area of the new tree house?
48 square feet
400
A rectangle has an area of 35 square cm. If one of the side lengths of the rectangle is 5 cm. What is the perimeter of the rectangle?
24 centimeters
500
You are building a playground, and need to build a fence and put mulch inside of the fence. Will you have to measure for area or perimeter?
Area for the mulch
Perimeter for the fence.
500
Terry is putting trim around a triangular picture frame. He knows he needs 27 centimeters of trim. Two of the sides are both 8 centimeters long. How long is the third side?
11 centimeters
500
Sally has a square garden. She wants to buy mulch to fill the garden. She knows the sides are 9 feet. How much mulch will she need?
81 square feet
500
Mrs. Myers wants to add on a new addition to the school. If the school already measures 2000 feet squared, what will be the new area of the school if the side lengths of the new addition measure 7 feet by 11 feet?
2,000+ 77= 2,077 square feet
500
A hexagon has a length of 7 centimeters. What is the perimeter of the hexagon?
42 centimeters