Area and Perimeter Word Problems

Ann and John each have a box for their pet rocks. Ann's box is 5 inches long and 7 inches wide. John's box is 6 inches long and 3 inches wide. They both are putting ribbon on the perimeter of their box. Is their perimeter the same?

• yes

• no

Rita is making a poster. The perimeter is 6 feet. If one side is 2 feet, how long is the other side?

• 1 foot

• 2 feet

• 3 feet

• 4 feet

Bill has a garden that is 3 feet long and 2 feet wide. What is the perimeter of the garden?

• 5 feet

• 10 feet

• 15 feet

• 20 feet

The high school is putting a fence around the football field. The fence has a perimeter of 318 yards. If the length is 104 yards, how wide is it?

• 25 yards

• 35 yards

• 45 yards

• 55 yards

Pam's bed is 6 feet by 3 feet. What is the perimeter of the bed?

• 18 feet

• 9 feet

• 20 feet

• 29 feet

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

• 30 feet

• 50 feet

• 100 feet

• 15 feet

Harry just got a new puppy. His dad wants to put in a fence. His yard is 20 yards long and 15 yards wide. What is the perimeter of his yard?

• 35 yards

• 70 yards

• 140 yards

• 280 yards

Bill has a garden that is 3 feet long and 2 feet wide. What is the perimeter of the garden?

• 5 feet

• 10 feet

• 15 feet

• 20 feet

Kayla wants to build a fence in her backyard. The length of her backyard is 30 feet and the width is 45 feet.

How many feet of fence will she need to buy?

• 75 feet

• 1350 square feet

• 1350 feet

• 150 feet

Farmer John walks his pet pig around his barn every day. The barn is 25 meters by 12 meters. If we walks the pig around the barn three times, how many meters did farmer John and his pig walk?

• 300 meters

• 222 meters

• 74 meters

• 37 meters