Area and Perimeter

Area

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Area and Perimeter

The area of a
shape is the space
covered. It is inside
the shape.

The Perimeter is
the distance around

a shape.

The formula to calculate area is:
Area = Length x width
The abbreviation for Area is
A.

The formula to calculate
Perimeter of a regular shape is:

Perimeter = Length+Width+Length+width
(add all the sides)
The abbreviation for perimeter
is P.

3

2

The area of this shape is 3 square units.

The perimeter of this shape is 8 units.

1

1

2

4

5

6

7

8

The standard unit of measurement can be centimeter(cm), meter(m), feet(ft)
etc.

Multiple Select

What is area? Please pick 2 out of the 4 choices given.

• The distance around a shape.

• It is inside the shape.

• side x side

• Add up all the sides.

Fill in the Blank

The distance around a shape is the _____________ of that shape.

Multiple Choice

Ms. Singh wants to replace the border on the bulletin board. To calculate the border needed to cover the board, she must determine....

• Area of the bulletin board
• Colour of the border

• Perimeter of the bulletin board
• Price of the border

Multiple Choice

You are painting walls or your room. Would you measure the area or perimeter of the walls to determine the amount of paint needed?

• Perimeter
• width

• height

• Area

Area and Perimeter

What is the area of this shape?

What is the perimeter of this shape?

Would you measure area or perimeter?

You're painting the walls of your room.

Ms. Singh wants to replace the border on the bulletin board.

You are covering the floor with a carpet.

You're wrapping a gift box with decorative paper.

You're constructing a rectangular flower bed in your backyard.

You’re installing a fence around the flower bed in your backyard.

You're designing a rectangular picture frame for a painting.

You're setting up a rectangular table for a dinner party.

What is the area of this carpet?

What is the perimeter of this carpet?

Draw

Draw a shape with a perimeter of 16 units and an area of 12 square units.

Area and Perimeter

What is the area of this shape?

What is the perimeter of this
shape?

Area and Perimeter

What is the area of a shape?

What is the perimeter of this shape?

Multiple Choice

What is the perimeter of this shape?

• The perimeter of the shape is 20 units.
• The perimeter of the shape is 30 units.
• The perimeter of the shape is 25 units.
• The perimeter of the shape is 28 units.

Area and Perimeter

What is the area of this shape?

What is the perimeter of this shape?

B

A

C

D

What is the area of a shape B? ____

What is the area of a shape A? ____

What is the area of a shape C? _____

What is the area of a shape D? ____

What is perimeter or shape B? _____

What is perimeter or shape A? ______

What is perimeter or shape C? ________

What is perimeter or shape D? _______

Multiple Choice

What is the area of this shape?

• The area is 100 square units
• The area is 33 square units

• The area is always equal to the perimeter
• The area is 33 units