Sheet # 481 - Area/Perimeter
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Explain and Show Your Work.
1) The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade playground at Scott Lane School is 192 feet by 144 feet. The 4th and 5th grade playground is 153 feet by 100 feet. How much larger is the perimeter of one playground than the other?
2) A bandstand used at football games has sides with lengths of 15 feet, 17 feet, 17 feet, and 20 feet. How much ribbon is needed to go around the outside of the bandstand?
3) Jackie is buying tiles for her kitchen. The kitchen measures 12 feet by 15 feet. How many square feet of tile will she need to buy?
4) Tom has a swimming pool in his back yard measuring 7 m by 4 m and it is 1.5 m deep. What area of the ground does the swimming pool cover?
Answers for sheet # 481
1) Perimeter of grade 3 playing field = 672 feet.
Perimeter of grade 5 playing field = 306 feet
672 - 306 = 366 feet
2) 15 + 17 + 17 + 20 = 69 feet
3) 180 sq feet
4) 28 sq meters