E – M – RT2

While building rectangular prisms in class, two students noticed something interesting. Although the three prisms looked similar, the volume of the prisms differed. The volume of the blue rectangular prism was 45 cm³, the volume of the orange rectangular prims 42 m³,...

E – M – RT3

A group of students are creating a mural for the entry way of a school.The only three parameters put in place by the teacher are: 1) the mural has to be reflective of school spirit; 2) the mural must be rectangular in shape; and, (3 the area must be between 120 and...

E – M – RT4

An artist made a picture for a greeting card.The picture had an area of 56 cm². What are possible dimensions of this picture?

E – M – RT5

Students were given name tags for their desktops. These name tags are rectangular in shape and have an area of 36 cm². What could be the least possible perimeter of these name tags?

E – M – RT6

Two carpenters went to a building supply store to ask for fencing. Both carpenters constructed new bike parking pads. One carpenter constructed a parking pad for a school while the other carpenter constructed a parking pad for the community centre’s scooters. While...

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