Algebra Perimeter and Area Word Problems

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

Hunter's new toy came with a tower that is 6 cm wide and 12 cm long. What is the area?

• 18 square centimeters

• 32 square centimeters

• 24 square centimeters

• 48 square centimeters

Layla has a basketball court that was 10 yards long and the width was 5 yards. What’s the area of the basketball court? (Aubrey)

• 25 square yards

• 50 square yards

• 15 square yards

• 30 square yards

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

You want to plant a garden with an area of 15 square meters. Which set of dimensions is possible for an area of this size?

• length 4 meters and width 3 meters

• length 6 meters and width 6 meters

• length 5 meters and width 3 meters

• length 10 meters and width 2 meters

A dog pen is 5 feet wide. It is 3 times as long as it is wide. What is the perimeter of the dog pen?

• 40 feet

• 30 feet

• 10 feet

• 15 feet

Mary is replacing the tile floor in her bathroom. The width of the tile floor is 3 feet. The length is 6 times as long as the width. What is the area of the tile floor?

• 18 feet

• 54 feet

• 52 feet

• 6 feet