Area and Perimeter on the Coordinate Plane Word Problems

The number of square units needed to fill up a region on a flat surface.

• Area

• Perimeter

• Dependent Variable

• Independent Variable

The distance around a figure on a flat surface.

• Area

• Perimeter

• Mean

• Median

What is the perimeter of the rectangle? (Round to the nearest tenth)

• 18

• about 23.6

• about 25.1

• about 21.6

What is the perimeter of the triangle? (Round to the nearest tenth)

• 12

• about 13.2

• 21

• about 12.6

What is the area of the rectangle?

• 28 units squared

• 45 units squared

• 33 units squared

• 19 units squared

What is the area of the triangle?

• 60 square units

• 90 square units

• 45 square units

• 30 square units

What is the perimeter (in units) of the triangle formed by the points (-3,1), (-3,5), and (4,1)?

• 65

• 8.06

• 14

• 19.06

What is the area (in square units) of the triangle formed by the points (-3,1), (-3,5), and (4,1)?

• 19.06

• 14

• 28

• 8.06

On a map, John’s school is located at (4, -5), the McDonald’s is located at (4, 3), the mall is located at (2, -5) and his home is situated at (2,3). What is the area between the four locations?

• 8 square units

• 10 square units 

• 16 square units

• 20 square units

• 45

• 90