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Area and Perimeter Puzzlers

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    Area and Perimeter Word problems
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  • Seve and Axel want to make origami with one huge sheet of construction paper. The area of the construction paper is 156 square feet. The width of the paper is 12 feet. What is the length of the paper? What is the perimeter?
    L=13 feet P=50 feet
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  • Giada is decorating two bulletin boards. One board is 5 feet long by 9 feet and the other is 12 feet by 11 feet. She wants to put borders around both boards. How many feet of border will she need?
    74 feet
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  • Cora has a tablecloth with an area of 72 square feet. It is 9 feet long. How wide is the tablecloth? What is the perimeter?
    W= 8 feet P= 34 feet
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  • Elsa made brownies for her class party. The dimensions of the brownie pan are 6 inches by 4 inches. If cuts the brownies into 1 inch by 2 inch pieces, how many pieces will she have? Will she have enough for 23 people in her class?
    She will only have 12 pieces. She won't have enough for 23 people to each have one piece
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  • Mrs. Shafer has a carpet in the back of her classroom. It is 10ft by 12 ft. If one student can sit in a 2 ft by 2 ft square, how many students can sit on the carpet?
    30 students
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  • Oscar and Santi baked two square cakes. The perimeter of one case was 12 inches and the perimeter of the other cake was 20 inches. If they stacked them directly on top of each other, what area of the larger cake will still be showing?
    16 square inches
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  • Arthur has a rectangular desk that has a length of 6 feet and a width of 3 feet. Cesar has a square desk that has 5 feet sides. What is the difference in area between the two desks? Whose desk has a greater area?
    Arthur= 18 sq ft Cesar = 25 sq ft The difference is 7 square feet. Cesar's desk is bigger
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  • Bella and Lily were building a new playhouse in their backyard. They built a wall with an area of 94 square feet. They cut out three 3 ft by 6ft windows on the wall. How much wall was left over after they cut out the windows?
    40 square feet
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  • They are building a pool in Angie's neighborhood. The pool is going to be 42 meters by 20 meters. An Olympic Size Pool is 50 by 20 meters. What is the difference in area of the two pools?
    410 square meters
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  • Gabe and Sophia are building a habitat for the giraffes at the zoo. The habitat measures 40 units by 60 units. They want to fence in the habitat . How much fencing will they need? How much space will the giraffes have to roam?
    They will need 200 units of fencing. The giraffes will have 2400 square units to roam.
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  • Isaac wants to put carpet in his bedroom. His room length is 15 feet, and the width is 11 feet. The carpet costs $5 per square foot. How much will it cost Isaac to carpet his whole room?
    165 square feet It will cost Axel $825
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  • Alon and Juliessia built a square vegetable garden that has a length of 8 feet. A bag of soil covers 3 square feet. How many bags will they need to cover the garden?
    22 bags
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  • Madison wants to buy LED light strips to go up around her room. Her room length is 14 feet and the width is 12 feet. The lights cost $4 per foot. How much will it cost Madison to put lights around her room?
    P=52 so it would cost Madison $208 for the lights
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  • Darius wants to buy foam mats to go under the gymnastics equipment in the gym. The space he needs to cover is 21 yards by 13 yards. The mats cover 7 square yards each. How many mats does he need to buy?
    39 mats
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  • Shirley and Alexx bought a picture frame with 20 by 24 inch dimensions. How much space do they have inside the frame for displaying pictures?
    480 square inches
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  • Emily went on a walk with her dog around her neighborhood. The rectangular walking path was 70 yards by 100 yards. How many yards would they walk if they went around twice? How many feet would that be?
    680 yards or 2040 feet
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