Area Facts
True or False: It is possible for a rectangle to have a perimeter that is larger than its area.
TRUE
1 yd2 = ____ ft2
9 ft2
70cm by 60cm rectangle
4200cm2
Area of object #1
352 cm2
Area of composite #1
504cm2
Why do we divide by 2 when finding the area of a triangle?
Because it's the same as half the area of a rectangle.
4200cm2 = ______ m2
0.42m2
Rectangle with width of 4 ft and perimeter of 28 ft.
40 ft2
Area of object #2
Area of composite #2
110.03yd2
What square measurement should I use to measure the area of a football field
square yards, square meters, or square feet are all acceptable answers
40 ft2 = ____ yd2
4.44yd2
A triangle with a base of 4 inches and a height of 7 inches
14 in2
Area of object #3
220.7cm2
DAILY DOUBLE: Area of composite #3
650 cm2
Why do we multiply by pi when finding the circumference of the circle?
Because if you take a string and go over the diameter of a circle 3 times and a little bit (3.14), it will be the same as the circumference of the circle.
Area of a 3 m by 2 m rectangle in cm2
60 000cm2
The diameter of a pitching circle on a softball field is 16 feet. What is the area of the pitching circle in square yards?
22.34yd2
Area of object #4
3 964.51 cm2
Area of composite #4
690 mm2
Explain the formula for the area of a cylinder.
2 circles is 2(pi)(r)^2 and the area around the cylinder (when rolled out) is a rectangle where the length is the same as the circumference of the circle.
Jon is a self-employed tiler. He is tiling 3 walls surrounding a 5-ft by 3-ft bathtub to a height of 2 ft . The tiles are 4 inches by 4 inches. What is the minimum number of tiles Jon needs?
198 tiles
The area of a triangle is 30 m2 and its base is 6 m. What is its height?
10 m
slant length of object #5
9.73 cm
Area of composite #5
3 614.16 cm2