Area and Perimeter

Front

What is the perimeter?

Back

The perimeter is the total distance around the outside of a shape.

Front

What is the area?

Back

The area is the amount of space inside a shape.

Front

When you measure the outside of a shape, you measure the ________.

Back

perimeter

Front

When you measure the inside of a shape, you find the ______.

Back

area

Front

What is the formula to find the perimeter of a rectangle?

Back

Perimeter = 2 × (length + width)

Front

What is the formula to find the area of a rectangle?

Back

Area = length × width

Front

If a rectangle has a length of 5 units and a width of 3 units, what is its perimeter?

Back

16 units

Front

If a rectangle has a length of 5 units and a width of 3 units, what is its area?

Back

15 square units

Front

What do you call the distance around a circle?

Back

Circumference

Front

What is the formula to find the area of a square?

Back

Area = side × side