Area and perimeter

 Area and Perimeter 

Area is the number of square centimeter in the shape.  We can work this out by multiplying the the sides.  SxS= Area  2x3=6 The area of this shapes is 6 cm2.   Perimeter is the distance around the outside of the shape we work this out by adding the sides together.  S+S+S+S = Perimeter.  2+3+2+3= 10 cm The perimeter of this shape is 10cm.

Find the area and perimeter of these shapes

	What is the area? 30 What is the perimeter? 16
	What is the area? 12 What is the perimeter? 28
	What is the area? 8 What is the perimeter? 8
	What is the area? 48 What is the perimeter? 14

Hello my name is Chaun and today i learnt about area and perimeter.