MATHEMATICS PERFORMANCE TASKS
TASK 6
Creating Storage
Strand: Measurement
Your school principal has bought a new school building. The building has a huge
area which she wants to use as a storage space for gym and play yard equipment. The
principal wants to construct walls to divide the building into individual storage units. All
the space in the building will be used for the storage units. Each storage unit will have a
door on the outside (perimeter) of the building.
Part A Design the Storage Building
The grid that follows represents the rectangular floor of the building. Draw lines on the
grid to divide the floor into 9 individual storage units.
The following rules apply:
Each unit must have a rectangular floor.
Each unit will share one side with the outside edge (perimeter) of the building.
The storage units must not overlap. The sizes of the storage units and the number of
each size that must be included in the drawing are shown in the following table.
Dimensions of Floor in meters Number of storage units in Building
5 x 5 1
5 x 10 2
10 x 10 1
10 x 15 2
10 x 20 1
10 x 25 1
10 x 30 1
MATHEMATICS PERFORMANCE TASK 21 CHRISTIE WAINWRIGHT
Perormance Task - Creating Storage