Area of Rectangle Word Problems

Mai wants to tile the floor of her kitchen. Each tile has an area of 1 square foot. The floor of her kitchen is 11 feet by 16 feet. How many tiles does she need?

Zoey wants to cover her bedroom floor with carpet squares. Each square has an area of 1 square foot. Her bedroom measures 12 feet by 14 feet. How many carpet squares does Zoey need?

• 168 carpet squares

• 144 carpet squares

• 336 carpet squares

• 52 carpet squares

The diagram below shows the number of square tiles on a playhouse floor. The length and width of one tile are labeled in inches. What is the total area of the playhouse floor?

• 144 square inches

• 2,304 square inches

• 2,880 square inches

• 216 square inches

Isaac is painting a wall that is 9 feet by 18 feet. So far, he has painted a part of the wall that is a 4 feet by 7 feet rectangle. What is the area of the part of the wall that Isaac has left to paint?

• 190 square feet

• 134 square feet

• 22 square feet

• 151 square feet

A soccer field has a length of 100 yards and a width of 60 yards. Which equation can you use to find the area of the soccer field?

• A = 100 X 60

• A = 100 + 60 + 100 + 60

• A = 100 + 60

• A = 160 X 4

A thin plastic cover must be placed on top of this box. How much plastic is needed?

• 525 square cm

• 1,400 square cm

• 21,000 square cm

• 600 square cm

• 78 square meters

• 180 square meters

• 360 square meters

• 156 square meters

• 300 sq feet

• 70 feet

• 35 feet

• 215 square feet

• 24 square feet

• 12 square feet

• 7 square feet

• 14 square feet

• 60 square inches

• 32 square inches

• 64 square inches

• 120 square inches