Area Word Problems

Lana had an “L” shaped piece of felt. Her mom cut it into two rectangles. One rectangle measured 4 inches by 9 inches, and the other measured 4 inches by 3inches. What is the total area of the two rectangles?

• 40 square inches

• 48 square inches

• 72 square inches

• 24 square inches

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CCSS.3.MD.C.5

CCSS.3.MD.C.6

CCSS.3.MD.C.7

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

Zoey wants to cover her bedroom floor with carpet squares. Each square has an area of 1 square foot. Her bedroom measures 12 feet by 14 feet. How many carpet squares does Zoey need?

• 168 carpet squares

• 144 carpet squares

• 336 carpet squares

• 52 carpet squares

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CCSS.3.MD.C.5

CCSS.3.MD.C.6

CCSS.3.MD.C.7

The diagram below shows the number of square tiles on a playhouse floor. The length and width of one tile are labeled in inches. What is the total area of the playhouse floor?

• 144 square inches

• 2,304 square inches

• 2,880 square inches

• 216 square inches

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CCSS.3.MD.C.5

CCSS.3.MD.C.6

CCSS.3.MD.C.7

A square has an area of 81 square feet. What is the length of each side of the square?

• 9 square feet

• 3 square feet

• 20.25 square feet

• 40.5 square feet

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.G.A.1

Isaac is painting a wall that is 9 feet by 18 feet. So far, he has painted a part of the wall that is a 4 feet by 7 feet rectangle. What is the area of the part of the wall that Isaac has left to paint?

• 190 square feet

• 134 square feet

• 22 square feet

• 151 square feet

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CCSS.3.MD.C.5

CCSS.3.MD.C.6

CCSS.3.MD.C.7

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

A soccer field has a length of 100 yards and a width of 60 yards. Which equation can you use to find the area of the soccer field?

• A = 100 X 60

• A = 100 + 60 + 100 + 60

• A = 100 + 60

• A = 160 X 4

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CCSS.3.MD.C.5

CCSS.3.MD.C.6

CCSS.3.MD.C.7

CCSS.3.NBT.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Julio’s room has a rectangular floor. He covers the floor with 180 square feet of carpet. If the width of the room is 9 feet, what is the length of the room?

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CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.G.A.1

Lea wants to put a new layer of soil on her 14 feet by 15 feet garden. She finds the area of her garden so she knows how much soil to buy. If one bag of soil covers 20 square feet, how many bags of soil will Lea need?

• 210 bags

• 2.9 bags

• 11 bags

• 42 bags

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

A thin plastic cover must be placed on top of this box. How much plastic is needed?

• 525 square cm

• 1,400 square cm

• 21,000 square cm

• 600 square cm

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

Mai wants to tile the floor of her kitchen. Each tile has an area of 1 square foot. The floor of her kitchen is 11 feet by 16 feet. How many tiles does she need?

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.5