Perimeter and Area

Perimeter is the

OUTSIDE of a shape

Perimeter
http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugmpVAb6EZA

Calculate the perimeter:

30
meters
25
meters

PERIMETE
R=

Answer:
PERIMETER = 30 + 30 + 25 + 25 =
110 meters
30
meters
25
meters

Calculate the perimeter:

100
cm
(A)
cm

40
cm
30
cm

(B)
cm

10
cm

How do we find the lengths of (A) and (B) in order to calculate

Finding side (A):

(A)cm =
Length of
2 sides
= 40 + 10
= 50 cm

10
cm
40
cm

Finding side (B):

100
cm
(B)
cm
30
cm

(B) cm =
Differenc
e of 2
sides
= 100
30
= 70 cm

Calculating the perimeter:

100
cm
50
cm

40
cm
30
cm

70
cm

10
cm

Calculating the perimeter:

Perimeter =
50 + 30 + 40 +
70 + 10 + 100 50
cm
Perimeter =
300 cm

100
cm

40
cm
30
cm

70
cm

10
cm

Area is the

INSIDE of a shape

Area
http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLp9Zmee3tU

Calculate the area

9
m
7m

AREA
=

Answer:
AREA = 7 x 9 = 63 metres
squared
9
m
7m

Find the area:

11
m
9m

3m

5m

If there is a hole (white area) in the blue

rectangle, how will we work out the area of

Find the area:

Firstly, find the area of the total shape (blue
rectangle)
11
m
9m

Area = length x width = 9 x 11 =

Find the area:

Next, find the area of the hole in the shape
(white rectangle
3m
5m

Area = length x width = 5 x 3 =

Find the area:

Lastly, take the area of the white rectangle away from the
blue rectangle

99 m
squared
15 m
squared
Area = Area of Blue Rectangle take away White
Rectangle