Area Story Problems

If a garden has a length of 5 feet and a width of 3 feet, what is the area of the garden?

• 8 square feet

• 15 square feet

• 12 square feet

• 20 square feet

A farmer has a field that is 8 meters long and 6 meters wide. What is the area of the field?

• 48 square meters

• 30 square meters

• 10 square meters

• 14 square meters

Sarah wants to put a carpet in her room that is 7 feet long and 4 feet wide. What is the area of the carpet she needs to buy?

• 20 square feet

• 11 square feet

• 28 square feet

• 35 square feet

A garden is in the shape of a square with a side length of 9 feet. What is the area of the garden?

• 27 square feet

• 81 square feet

• 18 square feet

• 45 square feet

Bonus Challenge Question! *Mrs. Sturlaugson measured the area of her classroom. The area of her classroom is 54 square feet. The length of her classroom is 9 feet. What is the width?

• 54 square feet

• 6 square feet

• 6 feet

• 9 feet

Find the area of an irregular shape that can be divided into two rectangles, one with an area of 12 square units and the other with an area of 8 square units.

• 16 square units

• 20 square units

• 24 square units

• 10 square units

Estimate the area of a shape that is roughly 6 units by 4 units.

• 20 square units

• 24 square units

• 10 square units

• 30 square units

A room is in the shape of a rectangle, with an area of 40 square feet and a length of 8 feet. What is the width of the room?

• 9 feet

• 9 square feet

• 5 feet

• 6 feet

A cake pan has an area of 80 square inches and a width of 8 inches. What is the length of the pan?

• 7 inches

• 10 inches

• 6 inches

• 9 inches

A square box has an area of 9 square feet. What is the length of each side?

• 9 feet

• 9 square feet

• 3 square feet

• 3 feet