Area Perimeter of Word Problems

Mrs. Curtis has a rectangle shaped garden that is 7 feet long and 4 feet wide. What is the total area of her garden?

• 28 ft

• 11 ft

• 22 ft²

• 28 ft²

Mrs. Davis wanted to cover the classroom with new carpet. If the length of the classroom was 12 feet and the width was 8 feet. How much carpet would she need to buy?

• 20 ft

• 40 ft

• 96 ft²

• 48 ft²

• 46 feet

• 23.5 feet

• 45.5 feet

• 47 feet

If the perimeter of a square is 36 feet, what is the area of that same square?

A fence surrounds a square park whose perimeter is 48 meters. What is the area of the park?

• 144 square meters

• 169 square meters

• 196 square meters

• 256 square meters

Jakson has a square inclosure for his farm animals. How many square feet does the inclosure take up on his farm? The side length is 5.5 feet.

Find the area and perimeter of the triangle.

• A = 67.5 m² and P = 33 m

• A = 45 m² and P = 39 m

• A = 45 m² and P = 33 m

• A = 54 m² and P = 30 m

The area of Dylan’s backyard is 48 square meters. If the length of the backyard is 8 meters, what is the perimeter of Dylan’s backyard?

• 28 square meters

• 30 square meters

• 16 square meters

• 6 square meters

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

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