Situations Involving Volume, Perimeter and Area

What does perimeter mean?

• The amount of space inside a shape

• The distance around a shape

• The amount of space inside a shape divided by two

• Half the distance around a shape

Mrs. Hunt needs a new rug for her classroom.  Her classroom is 7 feet by 9 feet.  How big will the rug be?

• 34 sq. ft.

• 65 sq. ft.

• 63 sq. ft.

• 75 sq. ft.

What is the perimeter of the rectangle below?

• 122 in

• 2,697 in

• 244 in

• 344 in

Anna is sending the following package in the mail to her sister. She needs to find the volume of the box before sending the package.
Which equation below would Anna use to find the volume of the package?

• V = 12 + 14+ 31

• V = 12 * 14 * 31

• V = (12 * 2) + (14 * 2) + (31 * 2)

• V = (12 * 14) + 31 

The Torres' new freezer came in a box similar to the one shown. What is the volume of the box?

• 72 cubic feet

• 108 cubic feet

• 13 cubic feet

• 24 cubic feet

Which equation below would best represent how to find the area of the square below?

• A = 26 X 4

• A = 26 X 26

• A = 26 X 26 X 26 X 26

• A = 26 X 26 X 26 

How many more square feet are in rectangle A compared to rectangle B?

• 2,111 square feet

• 383 square feet

• 24 square feet

• 482 square feet

Marla has a garden with a length of 5 feet and a width of 3 feet. What is the area and perimeter of her garden?

• A = 8 square feet
  P = 16 feet

• A = 15 square feet
  P = 8 feet

• A= 15 square feet
  P = 16 feet

• A = 16 square feet
  P = 15 feet

Milly measured a cereal box. It was 2 inches wide. 6 inches long, and 12 inches tall. What is the volume of the cereal box?

• 20 cubic inches

• 144 cubic inches

• 24 cubic inches

• 74 cubic inches

The distance around an object is called the 

• area

• perimeter