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document.write( "Perimeter is the distance you would walk around the outside of something, such as a fenced yard or a pool.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area is what you would have to paint over, such as a wall, or the time it takes to vacuum a floor.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Assuming you mean surface area of a solid:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It's related to how much paint it would take to change the color.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Volume is how much liquid you can put in something, such as a (cylinder) drinking glass.<BR>\n" );
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