Perimeter
Area
Formulas
Word Problems
March Madness
100

What is the perimeter of a trapezoid with a base of 5 mm, and 3 sides measuring 4mm, 3.5 mm, and 2.8 mm? 

15.3 mm 

100

What is the area of a triangle with a base of 4.5 inches and a height of 10 inches? 

22.5 in2

100

What is the formula for the area of a rectangle? 

A=lw

100

Larry bought a swimming pool in the shape of a trapezoid. What is the total area of the pool if the pools dimensions are base 1: 5ft, base 2: 10ft , and a height of 8ft? 

60 ft2

100

Which university has the school colors of crimson and cream? 

Indiana University

200

The perimeter of a parallelogram with 1 set of parallel sides measuring 10.8 inches and 1 set of parallel sides measuring 5 inches. 

What is 31.6 inches 

200

What is the area of a parallelogram that has a base of 11 mm and height of  6 cm? 

66 cm2

200
How do you find perimeter? 

Add all of the sides 


P=S1 + S2 + S3 + S4

200

Penelope wants a desk in the shape of a triangle but needs the area to be smaller than 20ft. What are one set of possible dimensions the desk can be? 

Base= ?

Height= ?

A = 1/2 b h 


Does it work? Let's decide, plug it in.

200

Which school is north of Greensburg? Indiana University, Purdue University, or the University of Kentucky? 

Purdue University

300

The perimeter of a square with side lengths of 4 cm 

16 cm

300

Julie wants to know the base length of the top of her table shaped like a parallelogram. The height of the top is 2 feet and the area is 20 square feet. What is the base length? 

10 feet 

300

What is the formula for area of a triangle? 

A= 1/2 bh

300

Randy made a sign for his business in the shape of a parallelogram with a base of 30 ft and height of 30 ft. 

The spot he chose to hang in can only fit a sign with an area less than 850ft. Will Randy's sign fit in the space? 

No Larry's sign is 900 ft2

300

Where did LeBron James go to college? 

He did not go to college and instead went straight to the NBA from high school

400

If a parallelogram has an area of 24 square inches and a perimeter of 20 inches what are its dimensions? 

 6 in by 4 in 

400

What is the area of a trapezoid with a bottom base of 12 units, a top base of 10 units and a height of 6 units? 

66 units squared

400

What is the formula for area of a parallelogram? 

A = bh 

400

Martin needed to find the area of his closet to lay new flooring. His closet is in the shape of a trapezoid. One wall is 4 ft, the parallel wall is 6 feet and the space perpendicular to the walls is 6 feet. What is the area of Martin's closet? 

30ft 2

400

Which school has the most NCAA championship wins for basketball? 

UCLA with 11 NCAA wins. 

500

What is the perimeter of an equilateral triangle that has a side length of 3 cm? 

9 cm 

500

Carla walked in a triangular pattern. She walked 10 blocks, then turned and walked 6 blocks but when she turned to go back home, she forgot to start her tracker. When she arrived home her tracker said she walked 28 total blocks. What is the distance of the missing path home? 

12 blocks 

500

What is the formula for finding area of a trapezoid?

A = 1/2 (b+ b2) h 

500

Trish cut a piece of cardboard in the shape of a parallelogram with a base length of 6in and a height of 10in. Mike cut a piece of cardboard in the shape of a trapezoid with a bottom base of 10 in, the top base of 6 in and a height of 10 in. Which shape had the larger area? 

Trapezoid = 80 in2

Parallelogram= 60 in2

500

Which school was the first to win the NCAA Basketball Championship? 

The University of Oregon beat Ohio State 46-33 in the first NCAA Championship.