Area and Perimeter

What is the area of the rectangle?

• 15 cm^2
• 15 cm
• 8 cm^2
• 16 cm

How do you find the area of a rectangle?

• Area = Length + Length + Length + Length
• Area = Length + Width
• Area = Length x Width
• Area = Width x Width

Cooper used his ruler to measure the side of a square, as shown.
What is the area of the square?   

• 4 in^2
• 8 in^2
  8 sq. in.
• 12 in^2
• 16 in^2 

What is the area of this polygon?

• 52 square centimeters
• 36 centimeters
• 57 square centimeters
• 40 square centimeters

Mrs. Davis wanted to cover the classroom with new carpet. If the length of the classroom was 12 feet and the width was 8 feet. How much carpet would she need to buy?

• 20 feet
• 40 ft
• 96 square feet
• 40 square feet

Farmer Bob's son built a track to walk his pet pig.  The track goes around the pig pen.  The pig pen is 15 feet long and 21 feet wide.  If the pig walks all the way around the track, how many feet did he walk?

• 72 feet
• 36 feet
• 36 square feet
• 315 feet

What does perimeter mean?

• the amount of space inside a shape
• the distance around a figure
• the amount of space inside a shape divided by two
• half the distance around a shape

What does area mean?

• the distance around a shape
• half the distance around a shape
• the amount of space outside a shape
• the number of square units needed to cover a region

Find the perimeter.

• 26 units
• 30 units
• 33 units
• 40 units

What is the perimeter of the fence?

• 25 units
• 30 units
• 35 units
• 40 units