Area and Perimeter of Rectangles and Squares

Find the width of the rectangle.

• 2.5 ft

• 25 ft

• 2.5 ft²

• 250 ft²

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

• area

• perimeter

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

Susan wants to fertilize her square garden that has a side measure of 11 ft. What is the area of the garden that she wants to fertilize?

• 11 sq. ft.

• 121 sq. ft.

• 22 sq. ft.

• 44 sq. ft

What is the perimeter of this figure?

• 12 cm

• 32 cm

• 24 cm

• 20 cm

The distance around an object is called the 

• area

• perimeter

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

• area

• perimeter

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

• area

• perimeter

How do we solve for Perimeter?  

• length x width

• L x W

• Add all the sides

• add then multiply by 4

What is the area of this rectangle?

• 953 m²

• 1,035 m²

• 1,005 m²

• 995 m²