Gary wants to make a sign from poster board in the shape of the kite shown below.
How much poster board does he need to make the sign?
Question 4
4.
In baseball, home plate is a pentagon.
What is the area of home plate?
Question 5
5.
The Martins plan to add a rectangular pool to their backyard. Mr. Martin wants the pool to have a 4 foot deck around it. Mrs. Martin thinks the deck should be 8 feet wide. Refer to the diagram below:
How would the area of the deck change if it is increased from 4 feet wide to 8 feet wide?
Question 6
6.
The students in an art class at a middle school make a giant paper L. The figure is shown below.
What is the area of the L?
Question 7
7.
A parallelogram is decomposed into a rectangle and two triangles as shown below:
What is the area of the parallelogram?
Question 8
8.
Arthur's garden is the shape below.
What is the area of the garden?
Question 9
9.
What is the area of the gray triangle shown below?
Question 10
10.
A rectangle measures 3 inches by 4 inches. If the lengths of each side double, what is the effect on the area? Describe visually and/or verbally how you arrived at your answer.