Area and perimeter

1 Use the cards to complete the sentences. 3 Work out the missing values.
a) 8 cm
perimeter cm2 cm m
 area = 32 cm2
 cm perimeter = cm
area m2 inside around


is the amount of space
a two-dimensional shape. It can be measured in units such as
b)
or cm

is the distance a two-dimensional  area = cm2

shape. It can be measured in units such as or  perimeter = 40 cm

8 cm

2 Work out the areas and perimeters of the shapes.

a)
6 cm
c)
 area = m2
m
4 cm
 perimeter = 36 m


d)
b) cm
6 cm
5 cm
2 cm  4 cm area = cm2
4 cm 12 cm
4 cm  perimeter = cm
2 cm cm

2 cm
11 cm

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Area and perimeter

3 Work out the missing values. 4 Work out the areas and perimeters of the shapes.
a) 8 cm a) 6 cm b) 5 cm
1 cm
 area = 32 cm 2
1 cm

 cm perimeter = cm
 5 cm 5 cm
4 cm


b)
cm  6 cm

What do you notice?
 area = cm2

 perimeter = 40 cm 5 Draw two rectilinear shapes that have the same perimeter but
8 cm
a different area.
How did you do it?
Talk about it with a partner.

c)
6 Two rectilinear shapes, A and B, each have an area of 12 cm2
 area = m 2

m • Shape A has the largest perimeter possible.

 perimeter = 36 m • Shape B has the smallest perimeter possible.
Draw shapes A and B.
What do you notice?
d)
cm
7 Mr Jones has 50 m of fencing.
5 cm He wants to make a rectilinear enclosure using all the fencing.
 4 cm area = cm2
Each side of the enclosure must be a whole number of metres.
12 cm
 perimeter = cm a) Draw an example of a shape he could make. Give units on your diagram.
cm
b) What is the greatest possible area of the enclosure?
c) What is the smallest possible area of the enclosure?
11 cm

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