How many shaded squares do you see? How do you see them?

Grid with 8-sided shape shaded. Straight sides. All side lengths meet at right angles. Side lengths. Left side, 5 units. Goes right 2 units, down 1 unit, right 5 units, down 4 units, left 2 units, up 1 unit, left 5 units.

Jada’s teacher buys a poster paper that measures 36 inches by 24 inches. Her plan is to cut it into pieces, rearrange them, and tape them back together to create a welcome banner that is 8 inches tall and 8 feet long.

1. Does she have enough paper to make the banner? Explain or show your reasoning.
2. What is the area of the poster paper?

A classroom orders new carpet and baseboards. Tyler and a couple of friends are helping to take measurements.

Here is a sketch of the classroom and the measurements they record.

For each question, show your reasoning.

6-sided shape. Straight sides. All side lengths meet at right angles. Side lengths. Bottom, 2 hundred 4 inches. Right side rises 4 yards, then goes left 3 yards, and goes up 3 feet. Top side length, 8 feet. Left side length, 1 hundred 80 inches.

1. How many feet of baseboard do they need to replace in the classroom? How many inches is that?

2. 1,200 inches of baseboard material was delivered. Is that enough?

3. How many square feet of carpet is needed to cover the floor area?