Area and Perimeter Word Problems

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

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

Jon had a hallway. The length of his hallway is 10 feet & the width is 5 feet. What is the perimeter? (Alec)

• 30 feet

• 50 feet

• 100 feet

• 15 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

Find the area and the perimeter of a square that has the width of 3. (Tristyn)

• area: 9 square feet

  perimeter: 12 square feet

• area: 3 square feet

  perimeter: 9 square feet

• area: 12 square feet

  perimeter: 9 square feet

• area: 9 square feet

  perimeter: 9 square feet

The park is a rectangle that is 150 yards long and 5 yards wide. What is the park’s area? (Mason)

• 5 x 50 = 250 square yards

• 150 x 5 = 750 square yards

• 150 + 5 = 155 square yards

• 150 - 5 = 145 square yards

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

Nala got a new iPad. The iPad is 12 inches long and 6 inches wide. What is the area of the iPad? (Charleigh)

• 72 square inches

• 60 square inches

• 18 square inches

• 6 square inches

Miss Baldwin has a house that has the length of 12 yards and the width of 6 yards. What is the area of her house? (Elisabetta)

• 82 square feet

• 96 square feet

• 50 square feet

• 72 square feet