Finding Perimeter and Area

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Objective

I can calculate the perimeter and area of various two-dimensional shapes.

Part 1 of 4

Warm-up video

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Part 2 of 4

Key concepts

3 concepts

  1. 1

    The perimeter is the distance around a shape.

  2. 2

    To find the perimeter of a shape, you must add the length of all the sides.

  3. 3

    The perimeter of a rectangle with sides of 1 meter, 1 meter, 3 meters, and 3 meters is 8 meters.

Part 3 of 4

Practice

3 questions

1

What is the perimeter of a rectangle with sides of 5 meters and 2 meters?

2

Imagine a square race track where each side is 25 yards long. If a race car completes one lap, how many yards did it travel?

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Exit ticket

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A rectangle has sides of 4 inches and 7 inches. What is the perimeter of this rectangle? Show your work.

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