Area
Perimeter
Word Problems
Vocabulary
100
What is the formula for area?
A = length x width
100
What is the formula for perimeter?
= length + width + length + width
100

The new reading room floor is a rectangle that is 9 feet wide by 7 feet long. Mrs. Lecusay has a rectangular rug that is 8 feet wide by 5 feet long.

What is the area of the rectangular rug?

40  square feet

100
What type of math do you use for a perimeter problem?
Addition
200

Length: 11 meters Width: 7 meters Area: ?

77 square meters

200
Length: 7 feet Width: 17 feet Perimeter: ?
48 feet
200

Sally's pool table has an area of 36 square feet. The length of the pool table is 9 feet. What is the width of the pool table?

4 feet

200
What type of math do you use for an area problem?
Multiplication
300

Length: 40 meters Width: 5 meters Area: ?

200 square meters

300
Length: 25 feet Width: 19 feet Perimeter: ?
88 feet
300

The new reading room floor is a rectangle that is 9 feet wide by 7 feet long. Mrs. Lecusay has a rectangular rug that is 8 feet wide by 5 feet long.

What is the area AND perimeter of the reading room floor?

Area: 63 square feet

Perimeter: 32 feet

300

What is the definition of perimeter?

The distance around a shape

400

Length: 12 meters Width: 12 Area: ? square meters

144 meters

400

Length: 15 feet Width: 21 feet Perimeter: ? feet

72 feet

400

Oliver is taking measurements of his rectangular bedroom and rectangular closet. His bedroom has a length of 6 feet and a width of 7 feet. His closet has a length of 3 feet and a width of 4 feet.

 What is the perimeter of both the bedroom and closet combined?

40 feet

400

What is the definition of area?

The space inside of a shape

500

Length: ? Width: 8 meters Area: 72 square meters

9 meters

500

Length: 85 feet Width: 72 feet Perimeter: ? feet

314 feet

500

Oliver is taking measurements of his rectangular bedroom and rectangular closet. His bedroom has a length of 6 feet and a width of 7 feet. His closet has a length of 3 feet and a width of 4 feet.

 What is the area of both the bedroom and closet combined?

54 square feet

500
What is different about units of area compared to units of perimeter?
Units of area are "square units"