Area Word Problems

Greyson and Preston have a piece of paper that is 10 inches by 9 inches.  What is the area of the paper?

• 100 sq. in.
• 79 sq. in.
• 90 sq. in.
• 90 in.

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CCSS.3.MD.C.7B

CCSS.4.MD.A.3

A rectangular garden has an area of 45 square feet. One of the sides is 6 feet.

 

What is the other side?

• 3.75 sq. ft.

• 7.5 sq. ft.

• 135 sq. ft.

• 270 sq. ft.

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CCSS.3.MD.C.7B

CCSS.4.MD.A.3

Ryan is a construction worker and is about to put a roof on a new house. He has to measure the front of the roof which is in the shape of a triangle. He finds out the height of the triangle is 12ft and the base of the triangle is 24 feet. How many square feet of wood does he need to purchase to cover the front of the roof?

• 18

• 36

• 144

• 288

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CCSS.6.G.A.1

The members of the basketball team are making team spirit flags for the upcoming city-wide tournament.  The triangle shown below is a sample of the pattern that they are using to make the flags.  What is the area of each flag?    

• 120 sq. cm

• 126 sq. cm

• 240 sq. cm

• 252 sq. cm

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CCSS.6.G.A.1

Immanuel is building a fence to make an enclosed play area for his dog.  The enclosed area will be in the shape of a triangle with a base of 48 m. and a height of 32 m.  How much space does the dog have to play?

• 40 sq. m.

• 80 sq. m.

• 769 sq. m.

• 1536 sq. m.

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CCSS.6.G.A.1

Lyle had a new solar panel installed on his roof. Two congruent triangles were combined to make the solar panel, forming a parallelogram with a height of 3 feet and a base of 8 feet. What is the area of each of the congruent triangles that formed the parallelogram?

• 6 sq.ft.

• 12 sq.ft.

• 24 sq.ft.

• 48 sq.ft.

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CCSS.6.G.A.1

If the area for this parallelogram is 45 square inches, what is the base?

• 40 inches
• 7 inches
• 8 inches
• 9 inches

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CCSS.6.G.A.1

Mrs. Garcia has a table shaped like a trapezoid in her third grade classroom. The two parallel sides have lengths of 6 feet and 8 feet. The distance between them is 4 feet.

 

What is the area of the top of Mrs. Garcia’s table?

• 18 sq. ft.

• 28 sq. ft.

• 56 sq. ft.

• 192 sq. ft.

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CCSS.6.G.A.1

Lucy is cutting out fabric into trapezoids for a quilt that she is piecing together. She needs 8 trapezoids like the one pictured. How many square inches of fabric will she use to cut out all 8 trapezoids?

• 39 sq. in.

• 78 sq. in.

• 156 sq. in.

• 312 sq. in.

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CCSS.6.G.A.1

Tara is building a garden plot, using the pictured design. What will be the area of the garden?

• 84 m²
• 168 m²
• 112 m²
• 56 m²

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CCSS.6.G.A.1