Chapter 13

Owen is cutting a piece of glass that is 4 ft long on each side. What is the area of the glass?

• 24 square ft

• 8 square ft

• 16 square ft

• 4 square ft

Jason plants a vegetable garden. The garden is the shape of a rectangle. He wants to put fencing around the entire garden. How much fencing does Jason need?

• 40 feet

• 28 ft

• 84 feet

• 56 feet

A row of lockers covers 150 square feet of space along a wall. If the lockers are 5 feet tall, what length along the wall do they cover?

• 805 feet

• 100 feet

• 35 feet

• 30 feet

One wall of Peters bedroom is 14 feet wide and 9 feet tall. A window on the wall is 3 feet high and 6 feet long. How much wallpaper would Peter need to cover this wall?

• 18 square feet

• 108 square feet

• 144 square feet

• 126 square feet

A farmer wants to use 100 feet of fencing for a chicken pen. He wants the width of the pen to be 10 feet. What is the length of the pen

• 20 feet

• 100 feet

• 40 feet

• 80 feet

Mr. Barnes built a play area for his children and an office for himself.

How much carpet does he need to cover the floor in both areas?

• 12 square feet

• 21 square feet

• 9 square feet

• 16 square ft

The Gibsons are laying new sod in their backyard. They want to cover the entire yard except for the garden. The diagram shows the backyard and garden.

How many square feet of sod do the Gibsons need?

• 1.7500 square feet

• 1,800 square feet

• 50 square feet

• 1,700 square feet