Perimeter
Area
Volume
Perimeter, Area, or Volume?
Word Problems
100
Find the perimeter.
36 in
100
Find the area.
77 in2
100
What is the volume of a rectangular prism that has the following measurements: l = 2 cm, w = 6 cm, & h = 8 cm.
96 cm3
100
If you wanted to build a fence to go around your house would you need to find the perimeter, area, or volume?
perimeter
100
You want to put a border around your sandbox. The length is 5 1/3 feet and the width is 4 1/5 feet. What will be the perimeter of the border?
19 1/15 ft
200
A square sandbox has a perimeter of 6 feet. How long is each side?
1.5 in
200
What is the area of a figure with a length of 9 cm and a width of 12 cm?
108 cm2
200
Find the volume in cubic units.
60 cubic units
200
If you wanted to know how much water would be needed to fill a pool would you calculate perimeter, area, or volume?
volume
200
Mrs. Ponders has a rectangular garden in her backyard. The shaded portion of the garden represents the area where Mrs. Ponders has already planted vegetables. What is the area of the garden where Mrs. Ponders has NOT yet planted vegetables?
11.5 m2
300
What is the perimeter of a square with a side measuring 7 1/4 inches?
29 inches
300
What is the area of a rectangle with a length of 6.12cm and a width of 4cm?
24.48 cm2
300
Find the volume of a cube with a side length of 9 in.
729 in2
300
If you needed to know how many tiles it would take to cover the floor would you calculate perimeter, area, or volume?
area
300
In the game of baseball the home plate is shaped like a pentagon. The perimeter of the home plate is 58 inches. What is the length of one of unknown sides?
8.5 in
400
What is the perimeter of a rectangle with a length of 8.4cm and a width of 3.8cm?
24.4 cm
400
Find the area of the whole garden.
351 ft2
400
A rectangular prism has a volume of 36 ft3. The height of the prism is 3 ft. The width of the prism is 2 ft. What is the length of the prism?
6 ft
400
If you needed to buy fertilizer to spread on your 20’ by 15’ rectangular garden, would you need to find the perimeter, area, or volume?
area
400
Jennifer needs to buy a table cloth for her table. The dimensions of the table are shown in the figure below.
Jennifer wants the tablecloth to cover the entire area of the table and hang slightly off the table on all four sides. What tablecloth dimensions will best fit Jennifer’s table?
Choose one: 16.10 sq feet or 20 sq feet
20 ft2
500
What is the perimeter of the figure below?
18 mm
500
Find the area of the shaded region.
250 m2
500
Look at the rectangular prism below. The volume of the prism is 144 in3? If the height and width are each 4 inches, what is the length?
9 in
500
Alicia needs to mix up enough blue icing to make a trim of flowers to decorate the edges of the cake?
perimeter
500
Mr. Moore has a rectangular prism shaped planter box to grow herbs inside his house. The dimensions of the planter box are 4.5 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 1.5 feet tall. How any cubic feet of soil does Mr. Moore need in order to fill the planter box?
13.5 ft3