Area & Perimeter

A farmer needs to buy fencing to go around his garden of tomatoes. The garden is a 20 feet by 15 feet rectangle. How much fencing does he need to purchase?

• 35 feet

• 300 feet

• 70 feet

• 150 feet

You are purchasing rug for your office. They only sell rug by the yard. Your office is  198 sq ft. How many sq yards of carpet should you purchase? (using the equation 9sq ft = 1 sq yd)

• 22 sq yds

• 66 sq yds

• 16.5 sq yds

• 24.5 sq yds

You are buying some ribbon to border the bulletin board for your students projects. The bulletin is 120 in by 72 in. If the ribbon cost $1.75 a feet how much will it cost to border the bulletin board?

A certain wall is 13’ by 9 ft’. A can of paint will cover 50 sq feet. Will one can of paint be enough for this wall?

• Yes

• No

You have a bathroom that needs tiles on the floor. The bathroom is 8 ft long by 10 ft wide. How many tiles should you purchase if 1 tile covers 2 sq ft?

• 80 tiles

• 18 tiles

• 36 tiles

• 40 tiles

Mr. Dodson wants to fence an area that is 8 feet by 10 feet. How many INCHES of fencing does he need?

• 36 inches

• 432 inches

• 80 inches

• 342 inches