Monday, February 23, 2009

Perimeter and Area

John has created a square garden measuring 12ft on each side. The short side of Sarah's rectangle garden also measures 12ft.

*If the longer side of Sarah's garden is 1 1/2 times longer than the other side, What is the Perimeter?

*Which garden has the larger area?

Be sure to explain your thinking and try your best to show your work.

**Your comment may not appear at the bottom right away - I had them e-mailed to me, so no one can see the correct answer and work until Friday morning. I wanted to make it fair.

**All posts are due by Friday morning - start of school!

Good Luck and Have FUN!!

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Conversions

On your quiz - I gave you a bonus question - How many inches are in a mile? Share how would you solve this problem. What information do you need to know to get your answer?