PERIMETER

AND AREA
 PERIMETER &
AREA SUMMARY
POLYGONS
Polygons are closed figures made up of three or more line segments.
Perimeter, Area and Volume

PERIMETER
The total length of external boundary of a closed figure in a plane is called its ‘Perimeter’.
Perimeter of Square = 4 x (Length of each side)
Perimeter of Rectangle = 2 x (Length + Breadth)

AREA
The space occupied in plane by a closed figure is called its ‘Area’.

Area of Square = (Length of each side) x (Length of each side)

Area of Rectangle = Length x Breadth

VOLUME
The space occupied by a solid shape is called its ‘Volume’. In other words, Volume is the
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capacity of a 3 D shape.

Volume of Cube = (Length of each side) x (Length of each side) x (Length of each side)
Volume of Cuboid = Length x Breadth x Height

CONVERSION OF AREA
The SI unit of length (or distance) is ‘metre’ which is denoted by ‘m’.
The unit for area can be converted as follows:
1m2 = 10,000cm2
1cm2 = 1/(10000)m2

CONVERSION OF VOLUME
The SI unit of volume (or capacity) is ‘Litre’ which is denoted by ‘L’.
The unit for volume can be converted as follows:
1m3 = 10,00,000cm3
1cm3 = 1/(1000000)m3
1m3 = 1000L
1L=1000cm3

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 FINDING THE
PERIMETER
Find the perimeter of each rectangle, then draw at least 2
rectangles that have the same perimeter

11 ft 9 ft

10 ft
12 ft

42 ft

10 ft

8 ft

7 ft

8 ft

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 FINDING THE AREA
OF A RECTANGLE
Use the clues provided to find the width of each rectangle.
Show your work

length (L)
Review:
Rectangle Area = width x length

Width is the shortest side of a rectangle. width (W)

Length is the longest side of a rectangle.

Example: 48
Area = ________ sq.ft.
8
Length = _________ft.

W area = 48 Area = width x length

48 = width x 8
Therefore, width = 48 = _______
6 ft.
8
8

1 2
area = 42 W
area = 96 W

14

12
Area = ________ sq.ft. Area = ________ sq.ft.
Length = _________ft. Length = _________ft.

Area = width x length Area = width x length

= =
Therefore, width = = ______ ft. Therefore, width = = ______ ft.

3 4
area = 90 area = 1.50 W
W
15

18
Area = ________ sq.ft. Area = ________ sq.ft.
Length = _________ft. Length = _________ft.

Area = width x length Area = width x length

= =
Therefore, width = = ______ ft. Therefore, width = = ______ ft.

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 PERIMETER PRACTICE
Calculate the perimeter of the boxes

20
24

20 24

26
14

26 14

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 AREA PRACTICE 1
Help Tom decorate his living room wall.
Help him compare the cost of three different types of wallpaper.
Don’t forget to subtract the area of the windows and door.
Review: Area = Length x Width

2 ft. 2 ft.

1 ft. 1 ft. 3 ft.

9 ft.
7 ft.

Area for wallpaper = _______________ sq.ft.

13 ft.

Challenge!
Uncle Sam will like
that’s under his budget of 5000?

70 per sq.ft. 60 per sq.ft. 50 per sq.ft. 40 per sq.ft.

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 AREA PRACTICE 2
Alan is budgeting her garden makeover.
Use the area formula to calculate how much she has to spend
and record your answers in the table below. Review: Area =
Length x Width

20 sq.ft.
4 ft.

9 ft.
9 sq.ft.

0.5 sq.ft. 10 ft.

12 sq.ft. 1 ft.

10 ft.

25 ft.10 ft.

Material Price per unit Area Price

grass 50 per sq.ft.

tiles 60 per sq.ft.

wood 70 per sq.ft.

pavement 10 per piece

pond 100 per piece

TOTAL =
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 AREA PRACTICE 3
Help Bob make a quilt by finding the area of each piece
of cloth she needs to cut. Then find the total of all the pieces. Don’t forget to
answer the question below. Remember: Area = length x width.
Example:
Area of orange cloth
= 4x5
= 20 square inch

10
Orange
5 3

Green 7
7
4

Pink
5
3 3

Purple 10

7 Blue

Red
4 8 2

5
Yellow
6 8

Total = __________

?
The red, pink, orange, and yellow cloth cost 30 per square inch.
The blue, green, and purple cloth cost 40 per square inch.
How much in total does Bob need to spend?

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 VOLUME PRACTICE 1
You can find an object’s volume by multiplying
its length x width x height
Find the volume of each object below.
H

L
W

1. 2.
1 ft
12 cm
4 ft
2 ft
4 cm
3 cm

4.
3.
9m
7 cm

3.75 cm
10 cm 2m

2m

5. 6.
14m 8mm

5m
11mm
9m
5mm
Bonus:
If 1 millimeter is equal to 0.1 centimeter, what is the volume of figure #6 in centimeters?

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 VOLUME PRACTICE 2
Find the total volume of each figure shown. Measured in cm (not to scale). Answers
1) 3 2) 4
3
1. 54 cm
3
2. 93 cm
7 7 3
3. 64 cm
3 3 3
4. 28 cm

5. 38 cm3
5 5
6. 66 cm3

3) 3 4) 2

2
9

5
4

4
5) 2 6) 2

7
5 9

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 VOLUME PRACTICE 3

1) 2) 3)

Volume = Volume = Volume =

4) 5) 6)

Volume = Volume = Volume =

7) 8) 9)

Volume = Volume = Volume =

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