Perimeter and Area of Rectangles

Mr. Yokusa is expanding the size of his living room. He is going to do this by tearing down the wall between his living room and a storage space, as shown in the diagram. Which of the following shows how to determine the area of the living room after Mr. Yojusa tears down the wall?

• (3 x 3) + (4 x 2)

• (3 x 4) + (2 X 2)

• (3 x 4) X ( 2 + 2)

• (5 x 3) + (2 x 2)

Blair drew both of the rectangles in the image. She said that the rectangles have the same area but different perimeters. Which of the following statements is true?

• Blair is not correct because the rectangles have both the same area and the same perimeter

• Blair is not correct because the rectangles have the same perimeter but different areas.

• Blair is not correct because the rectangles have different areas and different perimeters.

• Blair is correct.

Josh wants to buy a carpet for his room. He needs to measure the area of the room so he'll know what size rug to get. Which unit could be used to measure the area of Josh's room?

• inches

• meters

• liters

• square feet

Which word does NOT describe this shape?

• Square

• Rectangle

• Rhombus

• Pentagon

What is the PERIMETER of this shape?

• 7 cm

• 14 cm

• 20 cm

• 10 cm

What is the AREA of this shape?

• 7 sq. cm

• 10 sq. cm

• 14 sq. cm

Which statement about these rectangles is TRUE?

• The perimeters and the areas are the same.

• The perimeters are the same, but the areas are different.

• The areas and perimeters are different.

What is the length of the shape?

• 3 units

• 7 units

• 10 units

Lloyd is building a rectangular sandbox for his grandchildren. The dimensions of the sandbox are shown below. Lloyd is going to build a wooden frame around the edge of the sandbox. How long will the wooden edge need to be?

• 11 feet

• 24 feet

• 22 feet

• 28 feet

Ellen is comparing two rectangles. Rectangle P is 5 inches long and 1 inch wide. Rectangle Q is 4 inches long and 2 inches wide. Which statement correctly compares the areas and perimeters of the rectangles?

• The rectangles have equal areas, and rectangle P has a greater perimeter.

• The rectangles have equal areas, and rectangle Q has a greater perimeter.

• The rectangles have equal perimeters, and rectangle P has a greater area.

• The rectangles have equal perimeters, and rectangle Q has a greater area.