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    Perimeter and area

    In this activity you will find the perimeter and area of rectangles
    and shapes made from rectangles.

    Student information sheet


    Perimeter
    The perimeter of a shape is the total length of its sides. 5m

    The perimeter of this rectangular lawn = 5 + 3 + 5 + 3 = 16 m


    3m
    Think about
    Are there any other ways of working out the perimeter?

    Area
    Area measures the surface of something, usually in square metres (m2),
    square centimetres (cm2) or square millimetres (mm2).

    5m
    The area of this lawn is 15 m2.
    (Each square has an area of 1 m2.) 3m

    Summary Perimeter of a rectangle = length + width + length + width


    or (length + width) × 2
    Area of a rectangle = length × width

    Sometimes shapes are made from two or more rectangles.

    Example
    3m
    The diagram shows an L-shaped floor.

    The perimeter of the floor 4.5 m


    = 3 + 1.5 + 2.2 + 3 + 5.2 + 4.5 = 19.4 m 3m

    Think about 5.2 m


    Where did the 1.5 and 2.2 come from?
    How could you find the area of this floor?

    Nuffield Free-Standing Mathematics Activity Perimeter and area Student sheets Copiable page 1 of 4
    © Nuffield Foundation 2011 • downloaded from www.fsmq.org
    The area can be split into two rectangles, A and B.
    3m
    Area of A = 4.5 × 3 = 13.5 m2
    1.5 m
    Area of B = 3 × 2.2 = 6.6 m2
    4.5 m A 2.2 m
    3m
    2 B
    Total area = 13.5 + 6.6 = 20.1 m

    Think about 5.2 m


    Are there any other ways of finding the area of the floor?
    Do they give the same answer?
    Why are the units m2?

    Student worksheet
    Try these
    1. Each diagram shows the dimensions of a floor.
    Find the perimeter and area of each floor.

    b) 4.5 m c) 6.4 m
    a) 6m

    4m 5m 4.8 m

    2. Find the perimeter and area of each towel and the facecloth.

    50 cm
    140 cm

    30 cm
    100 cm Hand
    70 cm Bath towel 26 cm
    towel
    Facecloth

    Nuffield Free-Standing Mathematics Activity Perimeter and area Student sheets Copiable page 2 of 4
    © Nuffield Foundation 2011 • downloaded from www.fsmq.org
    3 Find the perimeter and area of this £5 note.
    70 mm

    135 mm
    4. Work out the perimeter and area of each field.

    a) b) c)

    34 m 260 m 62.5 m

    290 m 96.2 m
    25 m

    5. Find the perimeter and area of each room.

    a) 6m
    b)
    2m
    7m
    6m
    3m 10 m
    6m

    4m

    c) d) 5.2 m

    3.5 m 2.1 m
    2m

    4m 2.5 m

    1.2 m
    1.5 m 1.5 m

    5m

    Nuffield Free-Standing Mathematics Activity Perimeter and area Student sheets Copiable page 3 of 4
    © Nuffield Foundation 2011 • downloaded from www.fsmq.org
    6. Work out the perimeter and area of each shape.

    a) 44 cm b) 38 mm

    22 cm 16 mm

    44 cm
    14 mm
    24 mm

    22 cm 38 mm

    c)

    75 mm
    75 mm

    75 mm
    125 mm

    75 mm
    Reflection
    What does the word perimeter mean? How do you find the perimeter of a
    shape? What units are used for perimeters?
    How do you find the area of a rectangle? What units are used for areas?
    Describe how you would find the area of these shapes.

    Play area Carpet

    Car park

    Mirror
    surround

    Nuffield Free-Standing Mathematics Activity Perimeter and area Student sheets Copiable page 4 of 4
    © Nuffield Foundation 2011 • downloaded from www.fsmq.org

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