Area and Perimeter Word Problems

A professional football field is 120 yards long and 53 yards wide. How far will you run if you go all the way around it?

• 346 square yards

• 173 yards

• 240 yards

• 346 yards

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.D.8

The president wants the carpet in the East Room of the White House replaced. The East Room is 79 feet long by 36 feet wide. How much carpet should the decorator order?

• 8,248 square feet

• 2,848 square feet

• 4,288 square feet

• 2,844 square feet

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.C.7B

CCSS.4.MD.A.3

The decorator replacing the carpet in the East Room also wants to replace the molding or trim that goes around the room. The East Room is 79 feet long by 36 feet wide. How much molding does she need to order?

• 2,844 square feet

• 2,848 feet

• 230 feet

• 230 square feet

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.2

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

• 1,350 feet

• 1,000 feet

• 150 feet

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.3

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

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.2

Jenny's room is 13 feet long and 12 feet wide. Ruth's room is 14 feet long and 11 feet wide. Whose room has the greater perimeter?

• Jenny's

• Ruth's

• They are the same

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.D.8

A living room wall is 20 feet long and 12 feet high. How much paint do you need to cover this wall?

• 32 square feet

• 24 square feet

• 240 square feet

• 40 square feet

Tags

CCSS.6.G.A.4

The distance around a shape is its _____________.

• Area

• Perimeter

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

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.3

Find the area of the non-shaded square units. (Molly)

• 14 square units

• 4 square units

• 38 square units

• 56 square units