Area and Perimeter Challenges with Shapes in 6th Grade

A rectangle is plotted on a coordinate plane with vertices at (1,1), (1,4), (5,4), and (5,1). What is the area of the rectangle?

• 12

• 10

• 8

• 15

Using the same rectangle from question 1, what is the perimeter of the rectangle?

• 2 * (L + W)

• L * W

• 2 * (L - W)

• L + W

A triangular park has vertices at (2,2), (2,6), and (5,2). Calculate the area of the park.

• 4

• 6

• 10

• 8

What is the perimeter of the triangular park described in question 3?

• P = A - B + C

• P = 2(A + B)

• P = A + B + C

• P = A * B * C

A square garden is located on a coordinate plane with corners at (0,0), (0,3), (3,3), and (3,0). What is the area of the garden?

• 9

• 6

• 12

• 15

What is the perimeter of the square garden from question 5?

• 2s

• 4s

• s^2

• 8s

A rectangular swimming pool is represented on the coordinate plane with corners at (3,3), (3,8), (8,8), and (8,3). If the pool is filled with water, how much water (in square units) does it hold?

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• 15

A playground is shaped like a trapezoid with vertices at (0,0), (4,0), (6,3), and (2,3). Calculate the area of the playground.

• 15

• 10

• 8

• 12

What is the perimeter of the trapezoidal playground from question 9?

• P = a + b

• P = 2(a + b)

• P = 2c + 2d

• P = a + b + c + d