Investigations 3 in Number, Data, and Space, Student Activity Book [Grade 5]

NAME ______________________________ DATE _______________

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A Sequence of Rectangles

Build or draw the sequence of rectangles shown in the table below. Record the perimeter and area for each one. Note that each increase refers to the original rectangle. For example, you should build or draw shape 4 so that each of its sides are the sides of the original rectangle ( 2 , and 1 half in. × 4 in.) increased 4 times.

  Dimensions of Rectangle Perimeter Area
1 Original 2 , and 1 half in. × 4 in.    
2 All sides × 2      
3 All sides × 3      
4 All sides × 4      
5 All sides × 5      
6 All sides × 6      
  • 7 Imagine a rectangle that has all sides × 10. Predict the following measurements.

    Dimensions: ______________________

    Perimeter: _____________ Area: _______________

    Explain your thinking.


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Table of Contents

Investigations 3 in Number, Data, and Space®, Student Activity Book Unit 1 Puzzles, Clusters, and Towers Unit 2 Prisms and Solids Unit 3 Rectangles, Clocks, and Tracks Unit 4 How Many People and Teams? Unit 5 Temperature, Height, and Growth Unit 6 Between 0 and 1 Unit 7 Races, Arrays, and Grids Unit 8 Properties of Polygons