Finding Perimeter, Area and Volume

A square has a side length of 12 centimeters. What is the area of the square?

• 24 square centimeters

• 48 square centimeters

• 120 square centimeters

• 144 square centimeters

A triangle has a base of 4 inches and a height of 3 inches. What is the area of the triangle.

Select all that apply.

• 12

• 6

• inches

• square inches

To determine the amount of peanuts a bag will hold, Toby needs to find the --

• area

• length

• volume

• perimeter

Perimeter is used to find the --

• distance from a ceiling to the floor

• amount of blacktop on a playground

• amount of floor space covered by a carpet

• distance around the edge of a swimming pool

Bob wants to cover his living room floor with carpet. Which of the following will he need to know?

• The width of his living room door

• The perimeter of his living room

• The height of his ceiling

• The area of his living room

Michael needs to replace the felt covering on his pool table. He knows the length and the width of the table. How can he use these measurements to make sure the new covering for his pool table is the correct size?

• By finding the mass of the top of the table

• By finding the area of the top of the table

• By finding the perimeter of the top of the table

• By finding the volume of the top of the table

What will be the area of the whole garden?

• 17 square meters

• 72 square meters

• 144 square meters

• 36 square meters

Carl wants to put a fence around his yard to keep his dog safe. What does Carl need to know in order to purchase the materials for the fence?

• The area of the yard

• The perimeter of the yard

• The weight of his dog

• The length of his dog

John's dad is working in their backyard. He is building a covered deck, filling the raised garden with dirt, laying carpet on the patio, and putting a bird feeder in the yard. In which of these four projects will dad need to find the volume of the material needed?

• filling the raised garden with dirt

• putting a bird feeder in the yard

• building a covered deck

• laying carpet on the patio

David built a square sandbox in his backyard. The perimeter of the sandbox was 56 feet. How long was only one side of the sandbox?

• 16 feet

• 224 feet

• 14 feet

• 7 feet