Area/Perimeter

If you wanted to find out how much paint you needed to cover an entire wall, would you find area or perimeter?

• Area

• Perimeter

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

• area

• perimeter

What is the perimeter of the rectangle?

• 28 sq feet

• 28 feet

• 48 feet

• 48 sq feet

What is the area of a square with a length of 4 cm?

• 16 cm

• 16 square cm

• 8 cm

• 8 square cm 

What is the perimeter of this shape?

• 40 sq. cm

• 26 cm

• 20 cm

• 24 sq. cm

Pick the answer that has the correct perimeter and area for the shape above.

• Perimeter: 20 cm Area: 20 sq. cm

• Perimeter: 32 cm Area: 25 sq. cm

• Perimeter: 25 sq. cm Area: 20 cm

• Perimeter: 20 cm Area: 25 sq. cm

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

• area

• perimeter

The distance around an object can be found using:

• area

• perimeter

How do you find the area of a rectangle?

• Length + Length + Length + Length

• Length + Width

• Length x Width

• Width x Width

What is the area of this shape?

• 5 sq units

• 6 sq units

• 6 units

• 10 units