Area Perimeter Task Cards
Area Perimeter Task Cards
Area Perimeter Task Cards
Mila has just bought a rectangular display board for her bedroom.
It has a length of 90 cm and a width of 50 cm. Mila would like to put a
border of yellow ribbon around the perimeter of her display board.
How many centimetres of yellow ribbon will she need to buy?
90 cm
50 cm
Area and Perimeter Task Cards
Classroom Capacity
Mrs Browns classroom is a rectangle. It has a length of 9 m and a
width of 7 m. Mr Blacks classroom is a square. It has sides of 8 m.
What is the area of each classroom?
Whose classroom has the greatest area? 7m
9m
8m
60 cm
Puppy Antics
David has just bought a new puppy. He needs to build a fence around
his backyard so the puppy cant run away and get lost. Davids
backyard is a rectangle. It has a length of 8 m and a width of 6.5 m.
How many metres of fencing does David need to buy?
6.5 m
8m
22 m
Friendly Farmers
Farmer Tom and Farmer Tim own farms next to each other. They both have
goats on their farms. Farmer Tom has a large rectangular paddock for his
goats with a length of 20 m and a width of 8 m. Farmer Tim has a smaller
rectangular paddock for his goats with a length of 10 m and a width of 5 m.
If Farmer Tom and Farmer Tim decide 8m 5m
to join their paddocks together, what
will the area of the new goat paddock be?
10 m
20 m
3.5 m
Playground Partition
During a heavy thunderstorm, one corner of the square play area at
Sunnyside Primary School is almost completely flooded. On Monday
morning, the school principal places a large, heavy rope around the part of
the playground that isnt flooded, so the children 100 m
will know where they are allowed to play.
50 m
50 m
50 m
50 m
Bedroom Bounds
Giovannis bedroom is a rectangle. Its length is 7 m.
If the area of Giovannis bedroom is 21 m, what is its width?
7m
21 m2