Area Cut in Half and Missing Measurements

Area Cut in Half and Missing Measurements

Area = length times width

What is the area of the rectangle?

Multiple Choice

Find the area of the rectangle.

• 17 ft

• 34 ft

• 66 ft

• 66 sq ft

Multiple Choice

A wall in Synthia's room is 14 feet long and 8 feet tall. She wants to paint the entire wall pink. How much area does Synthia have to paint?

• 22 feet because 14 + 8 = 22

• 44 feet because 14 + 8 + 14 + 8 = 44

• 112 square feet because 14 x 8 = 112

Fill in the Blanks

The width of a rectangle is 3 inches. The area of the rectangle is 15 square inches. What is the length of the rectangle?

If you solved it by dividing 15 by 3, you are correct. The answer is 5 inches.

Area $\div$  width = length

Multiple Choice

The width of a rectangle is 4 inches. The area of the rectangle is 28 square inches. What is the length of the rectangle?

• 4 in

• 7 in

• 17 in

• 21 in

Multiple Choice

Mrs. Nunn hired a company to build a porch. The area of the porch is 720 square feet.

Which could be the dimensions of the porch?

• Length 40 feet

  Width 19 feet

• Length 35 feet

  Width 15 feet

• Length 36 feet

  Width 20 feet

• Length 35 feet

  Width 21 feet

Multiple Choice

Mrs. Gomez bought a rectangular rug. The rug has an area of 60 square feet. Which of the following could NOT be the dimensions of Mrs. Gomez's new rug?

• Length = 12 feet. Width= 5 feet

• Length = 30 feet, Width = 30 feet

• Length = 10 feet, Width = 6 feet

• Length = 20 feet, Widht = 3 feet

Victoria had a rectangular piece of construction paper that was 18 in long and 12 in wide.

She cut the construction paper in half vertically. What is the area of each half?

Victoria had a rectangular piece of construction paper that was 18 in long and 12 in wide.

She cut the construction paper in half horizontally . What is the area of each half?

Multiple Choice

Elizabeth had a rectangular piece of fabric that was 100 mm long and 40 mm wide. She cut the fabric in half. What is the area of each half of fabric in square millimeters?

• 4,000 square millimeters

• 400 square millimeters

• 1,000 square millimeters

• 2,000 square millimeters

Multiple Choice

Coach Jackson had a rectangular piece of bulletin board paper that was 24 m long and 80 m wide. She cut the paper in half. What is the area of each half of paper in square millimeters?

• 1,920 square meters

• 480 square meters

• 960 square meters

• 104 square meters