Area
How do you find the area of a rectangle?
Multiply the length by the width
How do you find the perimeter of a shape?
Add the outside lengths of ALL sides
Measure a pencil back eraser to the nearest 1/2 inch.
1 inch
What is the name of a 6-sided shape?
hexagon
What is the area of a 4 ft by 4 ft square?
16 sq. ft.
What is the perimeter of a 2 ft by 10 ft rectangle?
24 ft
Measure an index card (long ways) to the nearest 1/2 inch.
5 inches
What is the name of a 5-sided shape?
pentagon
What is the area of a 7 ft by 11 ft rectangle?
77 sq. ft.
What is the perimeter of a 6 ft by 9 ft rectangle?
30 ft.
Measure a pencil to the nearest 1/2 inch.
7 1/2 inches
Pentagons, Hexagons, Octagons, Squares are ALL examples of what?
polygons
What is the area of a 12 ft by 5 ft rectangle?
60 sq. ft.
What is the perimeter of a pentagon with sides that are all 4 ft?
20 ft.
Measure a die to the nearest 1/2 inch
1/2 inch
Identify one way a rectangle and a rhombus are similar.
-They are both quadrilaterals (4 sides)
-They both have 2 pairs of parallel sides
Find the area of the rectilinear figure your teacher drew on the whiteboard.
Remember: cut the shape into rectangles, find the area of each and then find the area of the whole shape.
Option 1: 4 x 6 = 24
2 x 2 = 4
24 + 4 = 28 sq. ft.
Option 2: 2 x 6 = 12
4 x 4 = 16
12 + 16 = 28 sq. ft.
What is the perimeter of an octagon with sides that are all 3 ft?
24 ft.
Measure your benchmark book (short ways) to the nearest 1/2 inch.
8 1/2 inches.
Identify one way a kite and a rectangle are different.
-A rectangle has 2 pairs of parallel sides and a kite has 0
-A rectangle has 4 right angles and a kite has 0
-A rectangles opposite sides are equal in length and a kites adjacent sides (next to) are equal length.