Problems 1-4
There are many problems throughout the text labeled IN YOUR OWN WORDS. Just relax. Do not be afraid to give your opinion. For the most part, these questions do not have "right" or "wrong" answers. You should spend about five minutes in answering each of these questions.

Problems 5-16
These are estimation problems. Do not answer these questions by doing any direct measuring.

Problems 17-24
See Example 1. Count the number of square units contained inside the given figure. This may require some estimation.

Problems 25-28
See Example 2.

Problems 29-30, 36
See Example 3.

Problems 31-32
See Example 4.

Problems 33-35
See Example 5.

Problems 37-40
See Example 6.

Problems 41-42
Consider each of these as part of a circle with a rectangle.

Problems 43-53
Each of these application problems uses one of the area formulas. Don't forget to pay attention to the units.
See Examples 7, 8, and 9.

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