Perimeter
The perimeter of a 6 ft by 4 ft lemonade stand base.
What is 20 ft?
(2 x 6ft + 2 x 4ft)
The area of a 6 ft by 4 ft lemonade stand.
What is 24 ft2?
(6 ft x 4 ft)
We found an 8 inch by 5 inch by 16 inch plastic container to hold this volume of sugar.
What is 640 in3?
(8 in x 5 in x 16 in)
The cost to wrap the 6 ft by 4 ft lemonade stand base at $5.25 per foot of material.
What is $105.00?
(20 ft x $5.25)
The maximum width of our lemonade stand when the length is 4 ft. and the city only allows a total of 20 ft2.
What is 5 ft?
(20 ft2 ÷ 4 ft)
1 lb of sugar is 35 in3 in volume. With a container volume of 640 in3, we need this many containers to store 50 lbs of sugar.
What is 3 containers?
(35 in3 X 50 lbs = 1750 in3)
(1750 in3 ÷ 640 in3 = 2.7)