8th Grade Summer Math Packet Worksheet - Khan Academy, 2014 Page 14

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REA   A ND  
ERIMETER
 
The   p erimeter   o f   a   s hape   i s   t he   s um   o f   t he   l engths   o f   i ts   s ides.     T o   f ind   t he   p erimeter,   y ou   s imply  
add   t he   l engths   o f   t he   f igure’s   s ides.     R emember   t o   a lways   w rite   u nits   –   y our   a nswer   s hould   n ever  
be   j ust   a   n umber!      
 
The   a rea   o f   a   s hape   i s   t he   a mount   o f   s pace   i t   t akes   u p.     U se   t he   f ormula   s heet   i ncluded   i n   t his  
review   p acket   t o   h elp   y ou   w ith   t his   a ctivity.     T hese   f ormulas   s hould   b e   c ommitted   t o   m emory,   s o  
that   y ou   c an   r ecall   t hem   q uickly.     I   e xpect   e veryone   w ill   h ave   t hese   m emorized   b y   t he  
beginning   o f   t he   y ear.      
 
Instructions.      
1. Draw   e ach   f igure.     Y ou   d o   n ot   h ave   t o   u se   a   r uler,   a   r ough   s ketch   i s   f ine.      
2. Find   t he   P erimeter   o f   t he   f igure.  
3. Find   t he   A rea   o f   t he   f igure.    
 
1. Rectangle   w ith   l ength   8   c m   a nd   w idth   6   c m.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. A   p arallelogram   w ith   b ase   1 2   i nches   a nd   h eight   7   i nches.    
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. A   s quare   w ith   s ides   1 4   m .      
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. A   t riangle   w ith   b ase   1 6   c m   a nd   h eight   9   c m.    
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. A   t rapezoid   w ith   o ne   b ase   o f   3   f eet,   a nother   b ase   o f   8   f eet,   a nd   a   h eight   o f   6   f eet.      

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