Area or Perimeter?

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What is the area of a shape?

Back

The area is the amount of space inside a shape, measured in square units.

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What is the perimeter of a shape?

Back

The perimeter is the distance around a shape, measured in units.

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How do you calculate the area of a rectangle?

Back

Multiply the length by the width (Area = Length × Width).

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How do you calculate the perimeter of a rectangle?

Back

Add all the sides together (Perimeter = 2 × Length + 2 × Width).

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What is the area of a square with a side length of 2 units?

Back

4 square units (Area = Side × Side = 2 × 2).

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What is the perimeter of a square with a side length of 3 units?

Back

12 units (Perimeter = 4 × Side = 4 × 3).

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If a room is 5 units long and 4 units wide, what is its area?

Back

20 square units (Area = Length × Width = 5 × 4).

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If a garden has a perimeter of 30 units, what could be its dimensions?

Back

Possible dimensions could be 10 units by 5 units (Perimeter = 2 × Length + 2 × Width).

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What do you need to find to know how much paint to buy for a wall?

Back

You need to find the area of the wall.

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What is the area of a triangle with a base of 4 units and a height of 3 units?

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6 square units (Area = 1/2 × Base × Height = 1/2 × 4 × 3).