document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1035557>Question 1035557</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi tutors, hopefully you ca help with this grade 3 math makes sense book word problem..:) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The title: Comparing Area and Perimeter\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ingrid bought 12 units of fencing to enclose her yard.  What might the area of her yard be?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Give as many different answers as you can. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #650202 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=650202\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Too open.  Choose any value you want between 0 and 12 as a divisor.  Use some values that are practical.  How about 2?  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2A2%2B2%2Ad=12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2A2%2B2%2Ad=12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and d is the other dimension for the rectangular region to be fenced; but only an example.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To continue with this example,  2 units by d units, the area would be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2d ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2d\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > square units.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Grade 3 level of basic mathematics question? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The question NEEDS to include what shape is this yard to be fenced.  I assumed a rectangle.  An example was chose as one direction being 2, so this would be for two opposites sides of the assumed rectangle.  These account for length of 4 length units.  You know the distance around the yard must be 12 units, leaving 8 more units to be accounted.  The other two opposite sides would together be this 8 units, so because there are two of them, the 8 is cut into two equal parts, so 4 units.   Area would be  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2A4=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2A4=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > square units.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The number of combinations you can find can be many.  I chose 2 because it is a WHOLE number, so this should be understandable for grade 3 person, but grade 3 is probably also the time when a student starts to learn about fractions.  You could choose a mixed number value greater than 0 but less than 12, and analyze the combination starting with the chosen value. </SPAN>\n" );
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