Mathematics for Elementary Teachers with Activities (5th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134392790
Author: Beckmann, Sybilla
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 11.4, Problem 20P
The following questlon explores why It doesn’t really make sense to compare area and perimeter. A rectangle Is 9 feet long and 6 feet wide. Which Is greater, the perimeter of the rectangle or the area of the rectangle?
- Calculate the perimeter and the area of the rectangle In feet and square feet, respectively. Explain briefly.
- Calculate the perimeter and the area of the rectangle in yards and square yards, respectively. Explain briefly.
- Use parts (a) and (b) to explain why it doesn’t really make sense to compare area and perimeter.
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