Let’s Practise
Decide whether each of these is best calculated by using area or perimeter: (a) the amount of grass needed to lay a new lawn (b) the amount of paint needed to paint the lines on a running track
(c) the length of wood needed to create a picture frame (d) the number of tiles needed to retile a bathroom.
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A pentomino is made by joining 5 squares together so that at least one edge of a square touches.
How many different pentominoes can you find? For each pentomino, write down the area and the perimeter of the shape. Talk about what you found out with a partner.
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