Area Perimeter Comparative

A rectangle has a length of 15 cm and a width of 4 cm. What is its area?

How do you find the area of a rectangle?

• Length + Length + Length + Length

• Length + Width

• Length x Width

• Width x Width

What does area mean?

• the distance around a shape

• half the distance around a shape

• the amount of space outside a shape

• the amount of space inside a shape

What is the area of this figure?

• 9 square units

• 12 square units

• 23 square units

• 22 square units

The distance around an object is called the 

• area

• perimeter

What is the area of a square with a length of 4 cm?

• 16 cm

• 16 square cm

• 8 cm

• 8 square cm 

The area of a rectangle is 25 square cm. What could the length and the width of that rectangle be?

• 6 ft and 4 ft

• 5 ft and 5 ft 

• 10 ft and 15 ft

Find the perimeter

• 25cm

• 35cm

• 50cm

• 100cm

Mrs. Davis wanted to cover the classroom with new carpet. If the length of the classroom was 12 feet and the width was 8 feet. How much carpet would she need to buy?

• 20 feet

• 40 ft

• 96 square feet

• 40 square feet

A perimeter of a rectangle is 34 meters.  The width is 4 meters.  What would the length be?

• 17 m

• 13 m

• 15 m