Area or Perimeter Word Problems

Kayla wants to build a fence in her backyard. The length of her backyard is 30 feet and the width is 45 feet. How many feet of fence will she need to buy?

• 75 feet
• 1350 square feet
• 1350 feet
• 150 feet

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.3

The area of a soccer field is 56 square yards. The length of one side of the field is 8 yards. What is the width of the field? 

• 7 yards 
• 7 square yards
• 48 yards
• 9 yards

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.C.7B

CCSS.4.MD.A.3

Farmer John walks his pet pig around his barn every day. The barn is 25 meters by 12 meters. If we walks the pig around the barn three times, how many meters did farmer John and his pig walk?

• 300 meters
• 222 meters
• 74 meters
• 37 meters

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.2

If the area of Mike's bedroom is 120 square feet and the length of one wall is 10 feet, what is the lengths of the other wall?

• 12 feet
• 12 square feet
• 1200 feet
• 1200 square feet

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.C.7B

CCSS.4.MD.A.3

The area of a square field is 81 square meters. What is the perimeter of the field?

• 36 meters
• 9 meters
• 18 meters
• 162 meters

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.C.7B

CCSS.4.MD.A.3

Farmer Bob needs to build a fence for his chickens.  The area he wants to build a fence around is 40 feet long and 20 feet wide.  How many feet of fence does he need to buy?

• 800 feet
• 120 feet
• 60 feet

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.3

Farmer Bob's son built a track to walk his pet pig.  The track goes around the pig pen.  The pig pen is 15 feet long and 21 feet wide.  If the pig walks all the way around the track, how many feet did he walk?

• 72 feet
• 36 feet
• 36 square feet

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.2