1. A rectangular garden bed measures 8 feet long and 5 feet wide. What is the perimeter?

2. What is the area of the same garden bed from question 1?

3. A storage box has dimensions of 4 feet × 3 feet × 2 feet. What is its volume?

4. Which units would be most appropriate for measuring the height of a birdhouse? (Check all that apply)

5. Maya is building a rectangular deck. She measures the length as 12 feet and the width as 9 feet. Show your work to find the area of the deck.

6. A wooden fence post is 6 feet tall. If you need to dig a hole that is 1/4 of the post's height, how deep should the hole be? Explain your reasoning.

7. Look at the data below from measuring different boards:
Board A: 8 feet 4 inches
Board B: 7 feet 11 inches
Board C: 8 feet 2 inches

Which board is the longest? Convert your answer to inches and show your work.

8. Alex wants to build a square sandbox with an area of 36 square feet. What should be the length of each side?

9. A toolshed has a floor area of 48 square feet and a height of 8 feet. If the floor is rectangular with a width of 6 feet, what is the volume of the toolshed? Show all your work.

10. Explain why it's important to measure accurately when building something. Give at least two specific reasons.