Area and Perimeter STAAR

Bonnie has a rectangular picture of her dog. Using a ruler, we find that the length is about 5 inches and the width is about 3 inches. Which measurement is the closest to the area of the picture in square inches?

• 16 square inches

• 96 square inches

• 24 square inches

• 8 square inches

Mr. Yates walks around the perimeter of a square playground every day for exercise. Each side of the playground is 29 yards long.

What is the perimeter of the playground in yards?

What is the side length of a square with a perimeter of 44 centimeters?

• 4 centimeters

• 11 centimeters

• 22 centimeters

• 176 centimeters

Joe is putting pavers around his rectangular patio. The width of the patio is 14 feet. The length is three times the width. How many feet of pavers does he need?

• 34 ft. 

• 588 ft. 

• 112 ft. 

• 168 ft. 

Jasmine's rectangular backyard is 15 yards by 18 yards. Carolyn's rectangular backyard is 20 yards by 9 yards. How much greater is the area of Jasmine's yard than Carolyn's?

• 8 square yards

• 4 square yards

• 50 square yards

• 90 square yards

A rectangular floor is 12 feet long and 11 feet wide. A rug that is 9 feet long and 7 feet wide covers part of the floor How many square  feet of the floor are NOT covered by the rug?

• 63 square feet

• 69 square feet

• 132 square feet

• 195 square feet

Sebastian had a rectangular piece of paper that was 90 mm long and 50 mm wide. He cut the paper in half. What is the area of each half of the paper in square millimeters?

• 4,500 square millimeters

• 9,000 square millimeters

• 2,250 square millimeters D

• 1,125 square millimeters

A rug shaped like a rectangle has a width of 3 m. The length of the rug is 2 m greater than its width. What is the perimeter of the rug in meters?

• 10 m

• 16 m

• 8 m

• 15 m