Area and Perimeter Farming

Problems
A farmer has just bought a new piece of land and is planning to build 4 different
paddocks for her animals. Help her work out the perimeter and area of each paddock so
she knows how big they are going to be and how much material to buy to build fences.

40m
70m

40m Paddock 1 40m 30m Paddock 2 30m

70m
40m
Perimeter = Perimeter =
Area = Area =

60m
25m

25m Paddock 3 25m 40m Paddock 4

25m
Perimeter = Perimeter =
Area = Area =

Handy hints Area for a square = side x side

Perimeter = side + side + side Area for a rectangle = long
+ side side x short side

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 Area and Perimeter Farming
Problems
A farmer has just bought a new piece of land and is planning to build 4 different
paddocks for her animals. Help her work out the perimeter and area of each paddock so
she knows how big they are going to be and how much material to buy to build fences.

50m

Paddock 2 30m

Paddock 1 60m

Perimeter =
Area =

Perimeter =
Area =
30m
70m
60m
Paddock 4 40m
Paddock 3 25m

60m

Perimeter = Perimeter =
Area = Area =

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 Area and Perimeter Farming
Problems
A farmer has just bought a new piece of land and is planning to build 4 different
paddocks for her animals. Help her work out the perimeter and area of each paddock so
she knows how big they are going to be and how much material to buy to build fences.

20m
60m

Paddock 1 50m
50m

25m Paddock 2

60m
Perimeter =
Perimeter =
Area =
Area =

Paddock 4
Paddock 3
40m
Area = 900m² 50m
30m

10m 10m

Perimeter = Perimeter =
Area = 900m² Area =

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