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A farmer wants to fence a rectangular field. What measurement should they calculate?
Perimeter
A painter needs to cover a wall with paint. What measurement tells her how much paint to buy?
Area
You are wrapping a gift box and need to know how much wrapping paper to use.
Surface Area
A swimming pool is being filled with water. What are you measuring when you calculate this?
Volume
You are building a garden bed and want to know how much space it will take up on the ground.
Area
A floor needs to be tiled. What measurement tells how many tiles are needed?
Area
A soda can is filled with liquid. What are you finding when you measure how much it holds?
Volume
A window frame needs trimming along all four sides. What are you measuring?
Perimeter
A cardboard box needs to be covered in stickers on all sides. What are you finding?
Surface Area
A student is measuring how much space her bookshelf takes up in her room.
Volume
You want to put ribbon along the edge of a picture frame. What type of measurement is needed?
Perimeter
How much space is inside a cereal box?
Volume
A rectangular field needs grass seed spread across it. What should be measured?
Area
You are building a fence around your backyard. What do you need to calculate?
Perimeter
You are mailing a box and want to find how much cardboard is used to cover the box.
Surface Area
A chalkboard will be painted with special paint. What do you need to measure?
Area
