Perimeter of Polygons
Rectangles and Squares
Problem Solving
Definitions
100
What is the perimeter of a pentagon with equal sides of 5 feet?
25 feet
100

What is the perimeter of a rectangle with sides of 7 feet and 8 feet long?

30 feet

100
Robert is building a dog house for his puppy. If the house measures 2 feet by 3 feet, what is the area of the house?
6 sq ft
100
If you walk around the playground, you are walking around its...
Perimeter
200

A triangle has sides that measure 7 feet. What is the perimeter?

21 feet

200

What is the area of a rectangle that is 5 inches long and 9 inches tall?

45 square inches

200
Jane wants to frame a picture that is 11 inches tall and 8 inches wide. How much wood would she need to frame the picture?
38 inches
200
Alex wants to know how much wood he needs to frame a picture. He should calculate for...
Perimeter
300

Find the perimeter of a square with equal sides that measure 11 feet.

44 feet

300

One side of a square is 4 inches. What is the area of the square?

16 sq inches

300
A desk is three feet wide and two feet long. What is the total area of three desks put together?
18 sq ft
300
Sherry wants to know how many 1 foot by 1 foot tiles she needs to cover her bathroom floor. She should calculate for...
Area
400
Find the perimeter of a hexagon that has equal sides of 14 mm
84 mm
400

Find the area of a rectangle with one side that is 5 inches long and one side that is 7 inches long

35 square inches

400
James builds a room in his house that is 10 feet wide and 12 feet long. He adds on another room that is 10 feet wide and 9 feet long. The two rooms share a wall. What is the total perimeter for the two rooms put together?
62 feet
400
To figure out the length of a certain shape with a perimeter of 32 inches, Tim divided 32 into 8 equal parts. What shape does Tim have?
An octagon
500

A triangle has a perimeter of 24 inches, and all of the sides are the same length.  What is the length of one side of the triangle?

8 inches

500

A square has a total perimeter of 12 inches. What is the area of the square?

9 square inches

500

A rectangle has a total perimeter of 32 cm. The rectangle is 10 cm long. What is the height of the rectangle?

6 cm

500

If Lily is measuring the amount of space inside of a square, what is Lily measuring?

Area