Question

Milo wants to put a fence around the dog park near his house. He measures the sides and finds they are 7 m and 8 m long. He multiplies 7×2 and 8×2 and finds he needs 30 m of fencing.

Which measurement does 30 m?

Choose 1 answer:

(Choice A)

Perimeter

(Choice B)

Length

(Choice C)

Area

Answer 1

A : perimeter since the fence is only going around the park

Answer 2

(Choice A) Perimeter

Explanation:

It can't be the length, because it states in the question that the length is 7 m

and it can't be the area because lw = 7(8) = 56 is the area.