standard_description: Solve real world and mathematical problems involving perimeters of polygons, including finding the perimeter given the side lengths, finding an unknown side length, and exhibiting rectangles with the same perimeter and different areas or with the same area and different perimeters.
problem_activity: Problem 1
Claudia is redecorating her bedroom, which is in the shape of a rectangle that is 8 feet long and 9 feet wide. She needs to buy new carpeting and wants to put baseboards around the border of her bedroom.
a.   How much carpeting should Claudia order?
b.   How much baseboard should Claudia order?
Problem 2
The length of a rectangle is 6 cm and its perimeter is 16 cm. What is the area of the rectangle in square centimeters?


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