Applications of Perimeter and Area

Ms. Gaines was cutting out some fabric for a friend. The fabric she had was 70 cm long and 40 cm wide. She cut the fabric in half. What is the area of each half of the fabric in square centimeters?

• 2800 square centimeters

• 3500 square centimeters

• 1400 square centimeters

• 3000 square centimeters

Find the area of the triangle pictured.  

• 22.5 cm²

• 45 cm²

• 15.75 cm²

• 31.5 cm²

Area of triangle?

• 20 cm²

• 56 cm²

• 28 cm²

• 27 cm²

Compare both the area and the perimeter for the two rectangles above. Which of the following statements is true?

• While the perimeter is equal for both shapes, shape A has a larger area.

• Shape B has a larger perimeter and area.

• Shape A has a larger perimeter and area.

• While the perimeter is equal for both shapes, shape B has a larger area.

Farmer John walks his pet pig around his barn every day for his daily exercse. The barn is 25 meters by 12 meters. If we walks the pig around the barn three times, how many meters did farmer John and his pig walk?

• 300 meters

• 222 meters

• 74 meters

• 37 meters

What is the approximate side length of a square that has an area of 40?

• 20

• 10

• 1600

• 6.3

Jake is plowing up his land to build a garden. If he wants his garden to be 10 feet long and 8 feet wide, how much space will he need to plow up in order to build his garden? Is this an area or perimeter word problem? Solve

• Area; 80 square feet

• Perimeter; 18 feet

• Perimeter; 36 feet

• Area; 160 square feet

Dan is framing a picture of his baseball team. What would be the BEST measurement for Dan to find in order to know the length of the molding he will need to frame the picture?

• the area of the picture

• the weight of the picture

• the volume of the picture

• the perimeter of the picture

The distance around the school.

• Area

• Perimeter

• Volume

• None

The distance around an object is called the 

• area

• perimeter

• volume