Easy Area and Perimeter Problems

Jackson cut a pentagon out of poster board to make sign for his door. The perimeter of the sign is 30 inches and each side of the sign has the same length. What is the length of each side of the sign?

• 180 inches

• 4 inches

• 6 inches

• 5 inches

Laila's vegetable garden has a perimeter of 72 feet. What is n, the missing side length?

• 72 feet

• 24 feet

• 12 feet

• 15 feet

A living room wall is 20 feet long, and 12 feet high. How much paint do you need to cover one wall?

• 240feet ²

• 32 feet ²

• 64 feet ²

• 40feet ²

What is the area of the shaded region?

• 14 m²

• 120 m²

• 106 m²

• 134 m²

Penny's garden has a fountain in the middle that has a base of 5 in. and the height is 9 in. The garden around it has a base of 16 in. and the height is 5 in. What is the area of the garden?

• 80in

• 40in²

• 40cm²

• 80in²

What is the approximate area of the shaded region?

• 70 cm²

• 12 cm²

• 82 cm²

• 58 cm²

What is the area of this semicircle (half circle)? The diameter is 8 cm.

• 100.48 cm²

• 80 cm²

• 200.96 cm²

• 25.12 cm²

The figure shows 2 circles inside a trapezoid. Which procedure should be used to find the area of the purple region?

• Subtract the perimeter of the trapezoid from the area of both circles.

• Subtract the circumference of both circles from the area of the trapezoid.

• Subtract the area of the trapezoid from the area of both circles.

• Subtract the area of both circles from the area of the trapezoid.

Find the area of the shaded region: 

• 350 cm²

• 137.5 cm²

• 212.5 cm²

• 484.2 cm²

A puppy is tied to a stake in a yard with a 10 foot leash, so that he can "use the facilities" without running away.  It is so energetic that it runs laps.  How far will the puppy run if it runs 50 laps?

• 500 feet

• 1570 feet

• 2275 feet

• 3140 feet