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Date
Explore Perimeter and Area
1.
2.
Trina’s room has a perimeter of 36
units and an area of 80 square units.
Use grid paper to draw a picture of
Trina’s room.
Problem
Solving
18.1
Drawing should show
8 10 rectangle.
Melia has a photo that is 7 inches long
and 5 inches wide. Draw a model of
Melia’s photo. What are the perimeter
and area of the photo?
Drawing should show
5 7 rectangle.
perimeter 24 inches;
area 35 square inches
3.
You Decide Xavier has a rectangular
puzzle that has an area of 16 square
units. Vince has a rectangular puzzle
that has a perimeter of 16 units. Are
the puzzles the same size? Draw a
picture to help explain your answer.
Possible answer: The puzzles could be the
same size if both are squares that are 4
units on each side. But Xavier’s puzzle could
be 8 units long and 2 units wide.
4.
Reasoning Can two rectangles have
the same area but different
perimeters? Explain.
Yes; Explanations
may vary.
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