Area and Perimeter Story Problems

You want to plant a garden with an area of 15 square meters. Which set of dimensions is possible for an area of this size?

• length 4 meters and width 3 meters

• length 6 meters and width 6 meters

• length 5 meters and width 3 meters

• length 10 meters and width 2 meters

A dog pen is 5 feet wide. It is 3 times as long as it is wide. What is the perimeter of the dog pen?

• 40 feet

• 30 feet

• 10 feet

• 15 feet

Mary is replacing the tile floor in her bathroom. The width of the tile floor is 3 feet. The length is 6 times as long as the width. What is the area of the tile floor?

• 18 feet

• 54 feet

• 52 feet

• 6 feet

The perimeter of the swimming pool is 36 meters. What is one pair of possible dimensions for the swimming pool?

• length 6 meters and width 6 meters

• length 9 meters and width 4 meters

• length 10 meters and width 8 meters

• length 12 meters and width 3 meters

A plan for a house includes a rectangular room with an area of 80 square feet and a perimeter of 36 feet. What are the length and width of the room?

• length 40 feet and width 2 feet

• length 10 feet and width 8 feet

• length 20 feet and width 4 feet

• length 16 feet and width 5 feet

Shana’s bedroom is rectangular in shape and measures 9 feet by 6 feet. What is the area of Shana’s bedroom?

• 59 feet

• 54 feet

• 52 feet

• 56 feet

You want to build a sandbox with an area of 16 square feet. What is a reasonable length and width for the sandbox?

• length=8ft , width=2ft

• length=4ft, width=4ft

• length=1ft, width=16ft

• length=4ft, width=3ft

What is the AREA of this shape!

• 128ft²

• 16ft²

• 6ft²

• 126ft²

The dinning room table has an area of 234 square yards and a perimeter of 70 feet. Which of the following could be the dimensions of the kitchen counter?

• 7 yd x 10 yd

• 25 yd x 10 yd

• 9 yd x 26 yd

• 6 yd x 39 yd

The Media Center has the length of 42 feet and a width of 34 feet. The playground has the same perimeter but a different area. Which of the following dimension could be the ones of the playground?

• 28 ft x 51 ft

• 50 ft x 26 ft

• 54 ft x 15 ft

• 72 ft x 12 ft