Area of Shapes Word Problems

A square chessboard has a side length of 12 inches. What is the first step to finding the area of this figure?

• Add all sides together

• Multiply 12 x 12 and divide by 2.

• Multiply 12 x 12.

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CCSS.3.MD.C.7B

CCSS.4.MD.A.3

Alicia's garden is 50 square feet. Inside of her garden she plants a section of tomatoes that is 3 feet by 4 feet. How much more space does she have left in her garden to plant other crops?

• 62 square feet

• 8 square feet

• 38 square feet

• 12 square feet

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CCSS.3.MD.C.7B

CCSS.4.MD.A.3

The area of a soccer field is 56 square yards. The length of one side of the field is 8 yards. What is the width of the field? 

• 7 yards 

• 7 square yards

• 48 yards

• 9 yards

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CCSS.3.MD.C.7B

CCSS.4.MD.A.3

Zoey wants to cover her bedroom floor with carpet squares. Each square has an area of 1 square foot. Her bedroom measures 12 feet by 14 feet. How many carpet squares does Zoey need?

• 168 carpet squares

• 144 carpet squares

• 336 carpet squares

• 52 carpet squares

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CCSS.3.MD.C.7B

CCSS.4.MD.A.3

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

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CCSS.3.MD.C.7B

CCSS.4.MD.A.3

Which has the greater area: a square with a side that measures 7 meters, or a 6-by-8 meter rectangle?

• the square

• the rectangle

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CCSS.3.MD.C.7B

CCSS.4.MD.A.3

What is the area of this field?

• 26 ft²

• 30 ft²

• 15 ft²

• 13 ft²

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CCSS.6.G.A.1

A gardener digs a flower bed that is 12 m long and 9 m wide. The area of the flower bed is 108 m.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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CCSS.3.MD.C.7B

CCSS.4.MD.A.3

• 5,625 feet

• 25 feet

• 12.5 feet

• 50 feet

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CCSS.3.MD.C.7B

CCSS.4.MD.A.3

Samuel is making a triangular shaped room in his house. The base of the room is 18 feet and the height is 23 feet. How much flooring will he need to cover the room?

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CCSS.6.G.A.1