Perimeter, Area and Volume Word Problems

Farmer Bob needs to build a fence for his chickens.  The area he wants to build a fence around is 40 feet long and 20 feet wide.  How many feet of fence does he need to buy?

• 800 feet
• 120 feet
• 60 feet

What is the PERIMETER of this rectangle?

• 22 sq. yd.
• 22
• 22 cm
• 22 yd.

The distance around an object is called the 

• area
• perimeter
• volume
• circumference

What is the perimeter of this rectangle?

• 21 units
• 12 units
• 3 units
• None of the above.

Cooper used his ruler to measure the side of a square, as shown.

What is the area of the square?

• 4 sq. in.

• 8 sq. in.

• 12 sq. in.

• 16 sq. in.

Find the perimeter

• 25m

• 35m

• 50m

• 100m

How do you calculate area of a rectangle?

• Area= (2 Length + 2 Width)

• Area= (sides X size)

• Area = Length X Width X Height

• Area = Length X Width

A regular hexagon with perimeter of 30 cm. What is the length of each side?

• 4 cm

• 5 cm

• 6 cm

• 7 cm

A square with perimeter of 20 cm. What is the length of each side?

• 5 cm

• 6 cm

• 8 cm

• 10 cm

One side of a regular pentagon is 6 cm long, what is the perimeter of this pentagon?

• 24 cm

• 28 cm

• 30 cm

• 32 cm