Area and Perimeter of Rectangles and Squares Word Problems

Kathy has a garden that is 15 feet wide and 20 feet long. She will plant 1 bulb per square foot. Each bag of bulbs contains 9 bulbs. How many bags does Kathy need to buy?

• 34 bags

• 33 bags

• 12 bags

• 11 bags

• 11 ft

• 39 ft

• 15 ft

• 16 ft.

The length of a rectangular garden is 15 meters, and the width is 10 meters. What is the perimeter of this garden?

• 50 meters

• 25 meters

• 100 meters

• 75 meters

Answer explanation

The perimeter of a rectangle is calculated by adding all four sides, which in this case is 15 + 15 + 10 + 10 = 50 meters. Therefore, the correct answer is 50 meters.

The side length of a square is 6 meters. What is its perimeter?

• 12 meters

• 24 meters

• 36 meters

• 18 meters

Answer explanation

The perimeter of a square is calculated by multiplying the side length by 4. Therefore, the perimeter of a square with a side length of 6 meters is 6 * 4 = 24 meters.

A classroom is 12 meters long and 8 meters wide. A teacher wants to buy a carpet that exactly covers half of the classroom floor. What is the area of the carpet she needs to buy?

Find the perimeter.

• 26 units

• 30 units

• 33 units

• 40 units

A rectangle has a length of 8 metres and a width of 5 metres. What is the perimeter of the rectangle?

• 26 metres

• 40 metres

• 13 metres

• 16 metres

A rectangular swimming pool is 9 meters long and 6 meters wide. If you walk around the edge of the swimming pool, how many meters do you need to walk in total?

• 15 meters

• 30 meters

• 45 meters

• 60 meters

Answer explanation

To find the total distance walked around the pool, calculate the perimeter: 2(9m + 6m) = 2(15m) = 30 meters. Therefore, you would walk 30 meters in total.

A rectangular pool is 50 meters long and 20 meters wide. What is the perimeter of the pool?

• 140 m

• 100 m

• 70 m

• 200 m

Mrs. Lahey is buying a cover for her patio table. If the table is 5 feet on all sides, what is the area of the cover?

• 10 square feet

• 20 square feet

• 25 square feet

• 30 square feet