Unit 6: Worksheet 5 – Area & Perimeter of Rectangles
S6.5
I can solve problems involving area and perimeter of a rectangle
Directions:
Determine BOTH the area AND perimeter of the given shape.
Be sure to include units in your answer.
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Directions:
Answer the following questions by drawing a picture and writing an equation to solve for the requested
unknown.
7) The perimeter of a rectangular park is 28 m.
a. Draw a sketch of the park.
b. If the length of the park is 7 m, what is the width of the park?
c. What is the area of the park?
8) Tiffany wants new carpeting for her family room. Her family room is a 6 ft by 5 ft rectangle.
a. Draw a sketch of the living room.
b. How much carpeting does she need to buy to cover her entire family room?
c. If carpeting costs $2.50 per square foot, how much will she spend?
9) A rectangular garden is 10 feet by 4 feet. A gravel border with a width of 1 foot surrounds the garden.
a. Draw a sketch of the garden with the gravel border.
b. What is the area of the gravel border?
c. What is the perimeter of the garden?
d. What is the perimeter of the gravel border?
10) The length of a rectangle is 12 cm more than the width and the perimeter of the rectangle is 44 cm.
a. Draw of a sketch of the rectangle with the length and width clearly labeled.
b. What are the length and the width of the rectangle?
c. What is the area of the rectangle?