Applications of Perimeter and Area

Alicia's garden is 50 square feet. Inside of her garden she plants a section of tomatoes that is 3 feet by 4 feet. How much more space does she have left in her garden to plant other crops?

• 62 square feet

• 8 square feet

• 38 square feet

• 12 square feet

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CCSS.3.MD.A.2

Farmer John walks his pet pig around his barn every day for his daily exercse. The barn is 25 meters by 12 meters. If he walks the pig around the barn three times, how many meters did farmer John and his pig walk?

• 300 meters

• 222 meters

• 74 meters

• 37 meters

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CCSS.4.MD.A.2

The distance around an object can be found using:

• area

• perimeter

The amount of space inside an object or figure is called:

• area
• perimeter

If I wanted to fence in my backyard, that would be an example of:

• area
• perimeter

If I wanted to decorate the edge of a cake, that would be an example of:

• area
• perimeter

If I wanted to paint a wall, that would be an example of:

• area
• perimeter

A farmer needs to buy fertilizer to spread on his garden. The garden is a 175' by 150' rectangle. How many packages of fertilizer does he need to buy? - see image for coverage

(keep in mind you cannot buy partial bags of fertilizer)

• 4

• 5

• 6

Mr. Dodson wants to fence an area that is 8 feet by 10 feet. How much fence will he need?

• area

• perimeter

A certain wall that needs to be painted is 13' by 9'.

A $8.25 small can of paint will cover 50 square feet.

A $23.50 large gallon can can cover 300 square feet

(keep in mind you need to make sure you buy enough to do the job)

What should be purchased to paint the wall for lowest possible price?

• one small can

• two small cans

• three small cans

• one large gallon can

Tags

CCSS.6.G.A.4