Solving for the Area of Polygons

Solving for the Area of Polygons

By Mary Ochia

Multiple Choice

What is the area?

• $$18\ in^2$$  

• $$36\ in^2$$  

• $$81\ in^2$$  

Multiple Choice

What is the area?

• $$17\ in^2$$  

• $$34\ in^2$$  

• $$60\ in^2$$  

Multiple Choice

What is the side of the square?

• $$6\sqrt[]{2}in$$   

• $$36\sqrt[]{2}in$$  

• $$3\sqrt[]{8}in$$  

Multiple Choice

What is the width of the rectangle?

• 10 in

• 12 in

• 28 in

Multiple Choice

• $$40\ in^2$$  

• $$187.5\ in^2$$  

• $$375\ in^2$$  

Multiple Choice

• $$21\ in$$  

• $$20.57\ in$$  

• $$18\ in$$  

• $$24\ in$$  

Multiple Choice

• $$7\ in^2$$  

• $$14\ in^2$$  

• $$24\ in^2$$  

• $$48\ in^2$$  

Multiple Choice

• $$18\ in^2$$  

• $$9\sqrt[]{3}in^2$$  

• $$36\sqrt[]{3}in^2$$  

Multiple Choice

• 16 in

• 14 in

• 18 in

• 32 in

Multiple Choice

• $$20\ in^2$$  

• $$45.5\ in^2$$  

• $$91\ in^2$$  

Multiple Choice

• $$7.5\ in^2$$  

• $$12.5\ in^2$$  

• $$25\ in^2$$  

• $$37.5\ in^2$$  

Multiple Choice

• 4 in

• 4.1 in

• 4.15 in

Multiple Choice

• $$19.625cm^2$$  

• $$50.83cm^2$$  

• $$60.64cm^2$$  

• $$70.45cm^2$$  

Multiple Choice

• $$18.27\ cm^2$$  

• $$82.27\ cm^2$$  

• $$32\ cm^2$$  

Multiple Choice

• $$17\ in^2$$  

• $$16\ in^2$$  

• $$14\ in^2$$  

• $$12\ in^2$$  

Multiple Choice

• $$17\ in^2$$  

• $$16\ in^2$$  

• $$14\ in^2$$  

• $$13\ in^2$$  

Open Ended

A badminton court has a measure of 27 m by 36 m needs to be repainted. Is 50 gallons of paint enough to paint the whole court if 1 gallon of paint can cover 20 m²?

What is your claim or answer to this question?

Draw

A badminton court has a measure of 27 m by 36 m needs to be repainted. Is 50 gallons of paint enough to paint the whole court if 1 gallon of paint can cover 20 m²?What evidence from the problem supports your claim? (Draw the resulting figure and label the known parts)

Open Ended

A badminton court has a measure of 27 m by 36 m needs to be repainted. Is 50 gallons of paint enough to paint the whole court if 1 gallon of paint can cover 20 m²?

How does your evidence support your reason?