Apply and Practice
Name
Lesson 4
Apply the Perimeter Connect to Vocabulary
Formula for Rectangles A formula is a group
of mathematical
I Can apply the perimeter formula to find the symbols that express a
perimeter of a rectangle. relationship or a way to
solve a problem.
Step It Out
7m
1 Tom and Mary drew plans for a rectangular
dog park in their neighborhood. How many
meters of fencing would they need to go
around the dog park?
9m
The formula below can be used to find
the perimeter of a rectangle.
Perimeter = P = l + w + l + w
A. What are the values for l and w?
l = meters
w= meters
B. Replace l and w in the formula for perimeter with
their values.
P = + + +
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C. Calculate to find the value of P.
P =
D. Solve the problem.
Tom and Mary need meters of fencing.
Turn and Talk How could you write the formula for the
perimeter of a rectangle and the formula for the perimeter
of a square using multiplication?
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Step It Out in.
18 in.
2 Sandy wants to put a rectangular bench
by the fountain. She wants the length
to be 3 times the width. What is the
perimeter of the bench top?
A. What is width of the bench? inches
B. Use what the problem tells you about how the length
relates to the width and find the length of the bench.
length = × width
= × =
length = inches
C. What is the perimeter of the bench top? Show your work.
Turn and Talk How could you find the length if
you were only given the perimeter and the width of
a rectangle?
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Check Understanding Math
Board
1 Eric wants to buy a string of lights to go around his
window. His window has a width of 4 feet and a length
that is 2 feet longer than its width. How many feet of lights
should Eric buy?
2 A fence can prevent animals from eating the 7m
vegetable garden. What is the least amount of
Vegetable 4m
fencing needed to surround the garden?
Garden
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Name
On Your Own
3 MP Use Structure The new state park will have a
rectangular shape with a length of 6 miles and a width of
3 miles. What is the perimeter of the park?
4 MP Use Structure Zach is training to run a marathon. His
practice route is the shape of a square that is 8 kilometers in
one direction. How far does Zach run in his practice route?
5 MP Reason Ashley wants to build a new rectangular pen
for her pet rabbit. She knows the perimeter of the new pen
will be 40 feet. She also knows that the length can only be
12 feet. What is the width of her new rabbit pen? Explain
your thinking.
6 The dimensions for a new wildflower garden 11 ft
are shown. A rope will be placed around the
perimeter of the rectangular garden until
the seeds have sprouted and bloomed. What
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is the least amount of rope needed to go 12 ft
around the perimeter of the garden?
7 MP Attend to Precision Find the perimeter
of a rectangle if the width is 10 inches and the
length is 2 times the width. Explain your thinking.
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On Your Own
8 MP Use Structure Carson is trying out for the football
team. He practices drills in a small rectangular field that is
10 yards wide and 11 yards long. What is the perimeter of
the field that Carson practices on?
9 MP Model with Mathematics The school wants to build a
small dance floor in their auditorium. The perimeter of the
new dance floor will be 44 yards. The length can only be
12 yards. What is the width of their new dance floor? Write
an equation and show how you solved the problem.
10 MP Use Structure The dimensions for Diane’s 9 ft
rectangular vegetable garden are shown. She
wants to put a border around the garden. How
6 ft
many feet of border does Diane need?
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if the width is 6 centimeters and the length is 5 centimeters
longer than the width. Explain your thinking.
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Module Name
2 Review
Vocabulary
Choose the correct term from the Vocabulary box to Vocabulary
complete the sentences. Not all terms may be used. addend
estimate
1 A mathematical relationship expressed in symbols is
formula
called a .
2 A number that is added to another number is called an
Concepts and Skills
Estimate. Then find the sum.
3 Estimate: 4 Estimate: 5 Estimate:
480,321
403,977
7,784
+ 341,569 + 184,952 + 2,389
Estimate. Then find the difference.
6 Estimate: 7 Estimate: 8 Estimate:
5,000
475,837
68,652
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– 2,642 – 264,822 – 16,867
9 MP Use Tools The sports arena had a total attendance of 54,927 people
on Friday and Saturday night. If 23,380 people were in attendance on
Saturday night, how many people were in attendance on Friday night?
How many more people were in attendance on Friday night than on
Saturday night? Tell what strategy or tool you will use to solve the
problem, explain your choice, and then find the answers.
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10 Gloria has read 57 pages of an 86-page book. How many pages
does Gloria have left to read? Write an equation to model the
problem. Use n for the unknown number. Then solve.
11 The library collected 2,532 books on Friday. The library
collected 1,286 more books on Saturday than the amount
collected on Friday.
How many books were collected on
Saturday? Draw a visual model for this
problem. Then solve.
12 Find the perimeter of a rectangle if the width is 3 centimeters
and the length is 6 centimeters longer than the width.
Explain your thinking.
13 A bike club is planning their training route. The route
follows the perimeter of a rectangular park with a length of
5 miles and a width of 4 miles. How far is their route?
A 36 miles
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C 18 miles
D 9 miles 70 yd
14 The diagram shows the plan of the new
rectangular playground. How many yards City
80 yd
of fencing will the city need if they put a Playground
fence around the playground?
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