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.
What is the area of the pentagon shown below?
27 square feet
58.5 square feet
85.5 square feet
117 square feet
Consider the hexagon below:
What is the area of the hexagon?
64.5 square cm
30 square cm
21.5 square cm
10.75 square cm
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?
192 square inches
96 square inches
48 square inches
22 square inches
In baseball, home plate is a pentagon.
What is the area of home plate?
72.25 square inches
144.5 square inches
216.75 square inches
289 square inches
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?
The area will increase by 1/2 the size
The area will increase by 2 times
The area will increase by 2 1/3 times
The area will increase 4 times
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?
48 square feet
32 square feet
28 square feet
24 square feet
A parallelogram is decomposed into a rectangle and two triangles as shown below:
What is the area of the parallelogram?
16 square units
18 square units
20 square units
24 square units
Arthur's garden is the shape below.
What is the area of the garden?
2600 square feet
3000 square feet
3600 square feet
5200 square feet
What is the area of the gray triangle shown below?