Area
Perimeter
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What is the formula for area?
A = length x width
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What is the formula for perimeter?
= length + width + length + width
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Tom has a poster with a length of 5 feet and a width of 3 feet. He wants to put a wooden frame around the poster. What length of wood will Tom need to frame his poster?
16 feet
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What type of math do you use for a perimeter problem?
Addition
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Does a square with a side length of 3 feet have a bigger area or a bigger perimeter?

It has a bigger perimeter. 

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Length: 14 meters

Width: 7 meters

Area: ?

98 square meters

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Length: 7 feet

Width: 17 feet

Perimeter: ?

48 feet

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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
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What type of math do you use for an area problem?
Multiplication
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74 x 56 =
4,144
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Length: 41 meters

Width: 23 meters

Area: ?

943 square meters

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Length: 25 feet

Width: 19 feet

Perimeter: ?

88 feet

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Ben is painting his room. He paints 3 walls. Each wall has dimensions of 13 x 8 feet. What is the total area that Ben has to paint?
312 square feet
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What is the definition of perimeter?

The distance around a polygon

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9,327 divided by 4
2,331 R 3
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Length: 12 meters

Width: ?

Area: 84 square meters

7 meters

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Length: 15 feet

Width: ?

Perimeter: 56 feet

13 feet

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Mike is taking measurements of different rooms in his house. The bonus room has an area of 72 square feet. The length of the room is 8 feet. What is the perimeter of the room?
34 feet
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What is the definition of area?

The amount of space in a polygon

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What are all the possible dimensions square with an area of 36 square centimeters?

6 x 6 centimeters

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Length: ?

Width: 8 meters

Area: 128 square meters

16 meters

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Length: ?

Width: 17 feet

Perimeter: 78 feet

22 feet

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Hannah and Sally are planting gardens. Hannah's garden is 2 x 8 feet long. Sally's garden is 4 x 4 feet long. They want to put fencing around their gardens. Who will need more fencing?
Hannah
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What is different about units of area compared to units of perimeter?
Units of area are "square units"
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The white board has a length of 7 feet and a width of 5 feet. How much space does Ms. Baker have to write on it?

35 square feet