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

Brandon 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 Brandon need to frame his poster?

16 feet

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

Length: 14 meters

Width: 7 meters

Area: ?

98 square meters

200

Length: 7 feet

Width: 17 feet

Perimeter: ?

48 feet

200

Hannah'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: 41 meters

Width: 23 meters

Area: ?

943 square meters

300

Length: 25 feet

Width: 19 feet

Perimeter: ?

88 feet

300

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

312 square feet

300

What is the definition of perimeter?

the space around an object

400

Length: 12 meters

Width: ?

Area: 84 square meters

7 meters

400

Length: 15 feet

Width: ?

Perimeter: 56 feet

13 feet

400

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

400

What is the definition of area?

the space inside an object

500

Length: ?

Width: 8 meters

Area: 128 square meters

16 meters

500

Length: ?

Width: 17 feet

Perimeter: 78 feet

22 feet

500

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

500

**DOUBLE JEOPARDY**

What is different about units of area compared to units of perimeter?

Units of area are "square units"