Area Word Problems

The amount of space inside an object or figure is called:

• area

• perimeter

If I wanted to paint a wall, that would be an example of:

• area

• perimeter

Find the area of a figure that has a length of 7 and a width of 3.

• 21 sq. units

• 20 sq. units

• 10 sq. units

• 13 sq. units

What is the area of this figure?

• 12 sq. cm

• 32 sq. cm

• 16 sq. cm

• 28 sq. cm

Farmer Bob needs to build a fence for his chickens. The area he wants to build a fence around is 40 feet long and 20 feet wide. How many feet of fence does he need to buy?

• 800 feet

• 120 feet

• 60 feet

• 800 feet

Find the Area. Draw a and label each side.

• 12

• 18

• 28

• 34

A rectangle is 16 cm long and 9 cm wide. Double the width and halve the length. What is the area of the new rectangle.

• 25 sq. cm

• 64 sq. cm

• 144 sq. cm

• 32 sq. cm

The shaded design below represents the part of an office floor covered by tiles. = 1 square meter What is the area, in square meters, of the office floor that is covered by tiles?

• 24 sq. meters

• 28 sq. meters

• 16 sq. meters

• 30 sq. meters

Mitch drew an array with 7 rows of 4. He split his array into 2 smaller parts as shown in the picture. What expression represents the picture?

• (7x3)+(7x3)

• (4x3)+(3x3)

• (2x3)+(5x3)

• (4+4) x (3+3)

Angel is a baker. She bakes 24 loaves of bread, and places them into 4 bags. How many loaves are in each bag?

• 48

• 60

• 6

• 4