Challenge Exercises: Perimeter & Area

Unit 1 > Lesson 7 of 8

1.	A piece of paper has a length of 16 inches and an area of 48 square inches. Find the width. ANSWER BOX:   = in RESULTS BOX:

2.	The perimeter of a square-shaped rug is 36 meters. Find the area. ANSWER BOX:   = m2 RESULTS BOX:

3.	The area of a triangular-shaped garden is 72 square feet and the height is 24 feet. Find the base. ANSWER BOX:   = ft RESULTS BOX:

4.	The height of a parallelogram is 6 more units than the base. What is the area of the parallelogram if the base is 15 centimeters? ANSWER BOX:   = cm2 RESULTS BOX:

5.	A dining room table has 8 sides of equal length. If one side measures 15 inches, what is the perimeter of the table? ANSWER BOX:   = in RESULTS BOX:

6.	A man has 30 feet of fence for a rectangular garden. What is the area of the largest garden he can build with whole-number dimensions? ANSWER BOX:   = ft2 RESULTS BOX:

7.	A cardboard cut-out has 5 sides of equal length. If the perimeter is 65 centimeters, what is the length of one side? ANSWER BOX:   = cm RESULTS BOX:

8.	A chess board has an area of 49 square inches. Find the perimeter. ANSWER BOX:   = in RESULTS BOX:

9.	Room carpet costs $25 per square yard. If the area of a bedroom is 20 square yards, how much will the room carpet cost? (No decimal point) ANSWER BOX: $ RESULTS BOX:

10.	A mirrored plate has 6 sides of equal length. If the perimeter is 72 centimeters, what is the length of one side? ANSWER BOX:   = cm RESULTS BOX:

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