Area and Perimeter Problems STAAR

If the area of a basketball court in 117 square feet and the width is 9 feet, what is the length?

• 13 feet

• 13 square feet

• 12 feet

• 12 square feet

Jenny's room is 13 feet long and 12 feet wide. Ruth's room is 14 feet long and 11 feet wide. Whose room has the greater perimeter?

• Jenny

• Ruth

• They are the same 

Henrik drew a pentagon that has a perimeter of 11 centimeters. What is the missing side length for this pentagon?

• 1 centimeter

• 3 centimeters

• 2 centimeters

• 4 centimeters

Stephen has a rectangular bedroom with a perimeter of 34 feet. The length of the bedroom is 9 feet. What is the width of Stephen's bedroom?

• 12 cm

• 8 cm

• 6 cm

• 18 cm

Jackson cut a pentagon out of poster board to make sign for his door. The perimeter of the sign is 30 inches and each side of the sign has the same length. What is the length of each side of the sign?

• 180 inches

• 4 inches

• 6 inches

• 5 inches

Laila's vegetable garden has a perimeter of 72 feet. What is n, the missing side length?

• 72 feet

• 24 feet

• 12 feet

• 15 feet

A living room wall is 20 feet long, and 12 feet high. How much paint do you need to cover one wall?

• 240feet ²

• 32 feet ²

• 64 feet ²

• 40feet ²

The distance around a shape is its _____________.

• Area

• Perimeter

The space inside a shape is its _______________.

• Area

• Perimeter

A professional football field is 120 yards long and 53 yards wide. How far will you run if you go all the way around it?

• 346 square yards

• 173 yards

• 240 yards

• 346 yards