Area and Perimeter Word Problems and Open-Ended Questions
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1. Buying Carpet Mrs. Ames wants to buy carpet for the room shown below. How much carpeting does she need to buy to cover the floor area? a. 140 sq. ft. b. 92 sq. ft. c. 48 sq. ft. d. 24 sq. ft. 2. More Area and Perimeter Carefully examine each of the three rectangles shown below. A B C D = 1 square cm Calculate the perimeter and the area of each rectangle above. Label each answer. RECTANGLE PERIMETER AREA A B C D
1. Buying Carpet
Mrs. Ames wants to buy carpet for the room shown below.
How much carpeting does she need to buy to cover the floor area? a. 140 sq. ft. b. 92 sq. ft. c. 48 sq. ft. d. 24 sq. ft. 2. More Area and Perimeter Carefully examine each of the three rectangles shown below. A B C D = 1 square cm Calculate the perimeter and the area of each rectangle above. Label each answer. RECTANGLE PERIMETER AREA A B C D
How much carpeting does she need to buy to cover the floor area? a. 140 sq. ft. b. 92 sq. ft. c. 48 sq. ft. d. 24 sq. ft.
2. More Area and Perimeter
Carefully examine each of the three rectangles shown below. A B C D = 1 square cm Calculate the perimeter and the area of each rectangle above. Label each answer. RECTANGLE PERIMETER AREA A B C D
Carefully examine each of the three rectangles shown below.
A
B
C
D
= 1 square cm
Calculate the perimeter and the area of each rectangle above. Label each answer.
3. Area and Perimeter
= 1 square unit
Each rectangle represents the backyard of a house. Which house has the most land? Which house would need to buy the most fencing material to completely enclose the yard? Show or explain how you got your answer.
Each rectangle represents the backyard of a house. Which house has the most land?
Which house would need to buy the most fencing material to completely enclose the yard?
Show or explain how you got your answer.
4. And Even More Area and Perimeter Practice
Examine rectangles A, B, and C below. Calculate the perimeter and the area of each one. Complete the chart below. Don't forget to label your answers.
6 ft.
7ft.
2 in.
25 in.
5. Covering Box Tops with Paper The pink and orange rectangles below are the tops of gift boxes. You want to cover each of them with fancy paper.
Which box top, the pink or the orange will require more paper? How much more paper will you need to use?
Which box top, the pink or the orange will require more paper?
How much more paper will you need to use?
33 cm
2 cm
12 cm
5 cm
6. Measuring Geometric Objects
= 1 square centimeter
What is the area of the shape on the grid? Need help? A. 16 square centimeters B. 18 square centimeters C. 20 square centimeters D. 22 square centimeters
7. Jerome's Design
72 square feet 39 square feet 38 square feet 34 square feet
8. Painting the Floor
Beth is making a lid for her jewelry box with square tiles, as shown below.
11. Open Ended Question
Be sure to answer and label all parts of the question. Show all your work (tables, drawings, computations, etc.) If you do the work in your head, explain in writing how you did the work.
Be sure to answer and label all parts of the question.
Show all your work (tables, drawings, computations, etc.)
If you do the work in your head, explain in writing how you did the work.
Chester drew the shaded figure on the grid paper shown below.
Answer:
12. Largest Area
Explain how you got your answer.
13. The Garden Fence
14. Area of the figure
15. Comparing Perimeters
16. Tough Question
17. Really Tough Question