Sad Man tells a story about a farmer who went out of business because he didn't mend the farm perimeter fence. The warm up session is about rectangles. A song reminds viewers that the opposite sides of a rectangle are equal. Bad Man causes consternation to some sunbathers by asking them to stay inside their perimeter fences. Sad Man demonstrates how to find the perimeter of a field by dividing it into rectangular parts. In the Great Hall the contestants find the perimeter of a compound shape by dividing it into rectangles.

Viewers' Challenge

If you take a rectangle and you cut a smaller rectangle out of it like so:

Does the perimeter get shorter, longer, or stay the same?

Answers

Click on a letter below to choose an answer.

	Shorter
	Longer
	Stays the same