1. A company builds wooden porches.
The porches are built in rectangular
shapes. How do the areas of the
porches change when the lengths
change?
The __ stays the same.
The lengths ____.
The areas __ by __
square feet.
2. What if 2 feet were added to each width? Explain
how the area of each porch would change.
16.3 PROBLEM SOLVING • Area of Rectangles
Geometry and Measurement—3.6.C
MATHEMATICAL PROCESSES 3.1.A, 3.1.B, 3.1.E
Porch Sizes
Porch Length
(in feet)
Width
(in feet)
Area
(in square
feet)
A 10 6
B 15 6
C 20 6
D 25