Area and Perimeter Word Problems

A living room wall is 20 feet long and 12 feet high. How much paint do you need to cover this wall?

• 32 square feet

• 24 square feet

• 240 square feet

• 40 square feet

The space inside a shape is its _______________.

• Area

• Perimeter

The nervous swimmer walked around the pool twice before his race. How far did he walk?

• 300 m

• 250 m

• 170 m

• 330 m

Maria has a garden that is 6 feet by 4 feet. What is the perimeter of Maria's garden? (Carter)

• 10 feet

• 12 feet

• 25 feet

• 20 feet

Breaisha has a kitchen that is 8ft long and 10ft wide. Find the area to figure out how many 1ft square tiles she will need to cover the floor. (Trinity)

• 8 square tiles

• 10 square tiles

• 80 square tiles

• 800 square tiles

Chloe's room is a rectangle. The room is six meters long and thirteen meters long. What is the area of the room? (Chloe)

• 6 + 13 + 6 + 13 = 38 meters

• 13 + 6 = 19 square meters

• 13 - 6 = 7 square meters

• 6 x 13 = 78 square meters

Seven kids went to a basketball court to measure the perimeter. They measured the long side at 40 meters and the short side at 20 meters. What is the perimeter? (Zola)

• 120 meters

• 100 meters

• 80 meters

• 60 meters

Find the area of the non-shaded square units. (Molly)

• 14 square units

• 4 square units

• 38 square units

• 56 square units

John wants to fill a pool up before summer. The length of the pool is 9 yards and the width is 4 yards. What is the area of the pool? (Farhana)

• 36 square yards

• 98 square yards

• 106 square yards

• 13 square yards

Laila wants her room planned before she moves. The length of her room is 10 feet and the width is 2 feet. What is the area of her room? (Maya)

• 12 square feet

• 20 square feet

• 24 square feet

• 18 square feet