The Fenced Garden: Perimeter comic video

0:00 LearnFun Comics. The Fenced Garden. Measure twice, pay three times!

0:05 Fruitville. Momo plants a garden.

0:08 My new garden! Perimeter to make the fence.

0:12 Need a fence? Muddle Troll has the best!

0:15 He says it's shorter than it is! I know how perimeter works!

0:19 Perimeter is all sides

0:21 Add all sides up.. It's the total length.. That's perimeter.

0:25 So I measure every side and add them up!

0:28 Gives 10 metres but only 9 are shown.

0:31 For a square, each side is 8 metres. 4 sides of 8 = 32 metres.

0:37 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 32. Add every side, no corners left out.

0:43 Momo's tip

0:45 Always measure every side.. No skipping, no corners.. Add all sides to find perimeter.

0:51 Always measure and add every side. No skipping, no corners!

0:55 Your turn, hero! Momo’s garden is 10m by 5m. What is the perimeter in metres? A: 15. B: 20. C: 25. D: 30

1:11 The answer is 30. 2 × (10 + 5) = 30

1:15 Fence 30 metres, but only 20 paid! Ha!

1:19 Momo’s garden is 7m by 3m. What is the perimeter? A: 10. B: 14. C: 20. D: 24

1:32 The answer is 20. (7+3)×2=20

1:37 The final battle Momo measures a garden with sides of 5, 7, 9, and 11 metres. What is the total perimeter? A: 22. B: 32. C: 34. D: 42

1:55 The answer is 32. 5 + 7 + 9 + 11 = 32

2:00 You see? Perimeter is a trick! Ha ha!

2:04 I measured every side! 32 metres of fence, no less!

2:08 Fruitville now safe from Muddle Troll!

2:10 Remember. Perimeter is all sides. Add every side to find it. No corners or angles matter.

2:17 But what's this new garden in the woods?

2:20 Read this comic and answer the questions yourself, at learn fun dot in.