Practice Finding Area

The area and perimeter of this rectangle are...

• Area=60 sq units Perimeter=32 units

• Area=50 sq units Perimeter=32 square units

• None of the above

• Area=32 units Perimeter=60 square units

If the area is 16 sq. feet, and one side equals 8 feet, what is the missing side?

• 2 sq. feet

• 2 feet

• 4 feet

• 4 sq. feet

A rectangle has an area of 30 square feet. The length is 6 feet long. What is the base?

• 6 feet

• 8 feet

• 5 feet

• 4 feet

Ms. Bass's  garden has a fountain in the middle that has a base of 5 in. and the height is 9 in. The garden around it has a base of 16 in. and the height is 5 in. What is the area of the garden? 

• 80in

• 40in²

• 40cm²

• 80in²

What is the area of a trapezoid with base one 6 inches, base two 8 inches, and a height of 5 inches?

• 240 square inches

• 10 square inches

• 35 square inches

• 38 square inches

What is the area of this rectangle?

• 40 square centimeters

• 28 centimeters

• 16 square centimeters

• 100 square centimeters

What is the area of the shaded figure? 

• 4 square units 

• 6 square units 

• 10 square units 

• 2 square units 

Ms. Tomasina wants to cover her bulletin board with plastic. The bulletin board is pictured above on a grid.

Which is the best way to find the area of the bulletin board? 

• Count the number of units around the bulletin board. 

• Count the total number of squares on the bulletin board. 

• Count the units along the length of the bulletin board and double that number. 

• Count the number of squares along the width of the bulletin board and multiply that number times itself. 

What is the area of a square with a length of 4 cm?

• 16 cm

• 16 square cm

• 8 cm

• 8 square cm 

What is the area of the rectangle?

• 48 sq feet

• 48 sq inches

• 28sq feet

• 28 feet