LearnFun Comics#26
The Fenced Garden
Measure twice, pay three times!
Starring Momo
Perimeter · Class 4
Perimeter · Class 4
The Fenced Garden: Perimeter comic
Fruitville. Momo plants a garden.
Momo: My new garden! Perimeter to make the fence.
The Muddle Troll: Need a fence? Muddle Troll has the best!
Momo: He says it's shorter than it is! I know how perimeter works!
Perimeter is all sides
Add all sides up.
It's the total length.
That's perimeter.
Momo: So I measure every side and add them up!
The Muddle Troll: Gives 10 metres but only 9 are shown.
Momo: For a square, each side is 8 metres. 4 sides of 8 = 32 metres.
8 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 32
Add every side, no corners left out.
Momo's tip
Always measure every side.
No skipping, no corners.
Add all sides to find perimeter.
Momo: Always measure and add every side. No skipping, no corners!
Your turn, hero!
The Muddle Troll♥♥♥
Momo’s garden is 10m by 5m. What is the perimeter in metres?
30. 2 × (10 + 5) = 30
The Muddle Troll: Fence 30 metres, but only 20 paid! Ha!
Momo’s garden is 7m by 3m. What is the perimeter?
20. (7+3)×2=20
The final battle
The Muddle Troll♥♥♥
Momo measures a garden with sides of 5, 7, 9, and 11 metres. What is the total perimeter?
32. 5 + 7 + 9 + 11 = 32
The Muddle Troll: You see? Perimeter is a trick! Ha ha!
Momo: I measured every side! 32 metres of fence, no less!
Fruitville now safe from Muddle Troll!
The End?
Villain card won! Answer again in a few days and it turns gold.
Remember
- Perimeter is all sides.
- Add every side to find it.
- No corners or angles matter.
But what's this new garden in the woods?
A comic book about Perimeter. Follow Momo, learn the idea, and answer three questions to beat The Muddle Troll.