The perimeter of a room is the sum of all of the measurements in the room, I got that. However, how do I find the area?
I've heard a few different answers; the main one is length times width. I think that's right, but I just need to make sure that I am doing the right thing before I put it down.
2007-11-25 06:17:20 · 7 answers · asked by Captain SBDA 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Yes in rectangular room it is lenght x width, in more complex rooms you need to make a drawing and break it up in rectangles, and if there is curved walls it becomes real complicated
2007-11-25 06:22:31 · answer #1 · answered by Jan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perimeter of a room is the sum of all the sides and will tell you how much fence to buy to surround it.
area refers to the floor area. It is found by length times width, such as for a rug.
volume s the space in the room such as ll the air in it. This is found by length times width times height.
2007-11-25 15:56:56 · answer #2 · answered by science teacher 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's definitely length times width for a rectangular or square room.
Consider the length and width of a rectangle. If the length could represent the number of columns in that rectangle, then the width represents the number of rows. If you multiply the number of columns by the number of rows, you get the number of individual units formed by the intersecting columns and rows.
2007-11-25 14:21:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anita 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the area of a room is length (times) width
but rooms are always describes in size (volume)
any way if you need to find the area of a room as i mentioned above you should know the length and the width of the base or the celling.
2007-11-25 14:29:11 · answer #4 · answered by Lakers 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Length x Width.
(l x w)
Recognized formula taught in math class to find the area of a quadrilateral.
Find the length of a room [in whatever unit you want (cm, m, feet)] and find the width.
multiply them.
voila.
2007-11-25 14:25:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the length times the width of a wall. times how many walls. + the area of the ceiling.
area = length * width
example: 7
*8 = 56
4 walls. subtract the area of the door and closet from the wall (s) it is on.
56
*4 = - the area of closet and door = area of walls. + area of ceiling = area of room
2007-11-25 15:06:39 · answer #6 · answered by steph3494 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, it's the length x the width, expressed in square metres (or whatever other units you are using).
2007-11-25 14:22:28 · answer #7 · answered by Michael B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋