Perimeter of Polygons
Rectangles and Squares
Problem Solving
Definitions
100

What is the perimeter of a pentagon with equal sides of 5 cm?

25 cm

100

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

30 m

100

Robert is building a dog house for his puppy. If the house measures 2 m by 3 m, what is the area of the house?

6 sq m

100
If you walk around the playground, you are walking around its...
Perimeter
200

An equilateral triangle has sides that measure 7 cm. What is the perimeter?

21 cm

200

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

45 cm

200

Jane wants to frame a picture that is 11 cm tall and 8 cm wide. How much wood would she need to frame the picture?

38 cm

200
Alex wants to know how much wood he needs to frame a picture. He should calculate for...
Perimeter
300

Find the perimeter of an octagon with equal sides that measure 11 cm.

88 cm

300

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

16 sq cm

300

A desk is three m wide and two m long. What is the total area of three desks put together?

18 sq m

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 5.5 cm long and one side that is 7 cm long

38.5 cm

400

James builds a room in his house that is 10 m wide and 12 m long. He adds on another room that is 10 m wide and 9 m long. The two rooms share a wall. What is the total perimeter for the two rooms put together?

62 m

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

An equilateral triangle has a perimeter of 24 cm. What is the length of one side of the triangle?

8 cm

500

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

9 sq cm

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

Lily knows that one side of a triangle is 7 cm long. She added 7 three times and correctly calculated that the perimeter is 21 cm. This kind of triangle is called...

An equilateral triangle