Exploring Area: Word Problems & Unit Conversions

A rectangular garden has a length of 12 meters and a width of 5 meters. What is the area of the garden in square meters?

• 30 square meters

• 50 square meters

• 60 square meters

• 70 square meters

If a classroom measures 8 meters by 10 meters, what is the area in square centimeters? (Convert your answer)

• 8000 square centimeters

• 800000 square centimeters

• 80 square centimeters

• 8000000 square centimeters

A soccer field is 100 meters long and 60 meters wide. Calculate the area of the field in square meters and convert it to square kilometers.

• 7000 square meters, 0.007 square kilometers

• 5000 square meters, 0.005 square kilometers

• 600 square meters, 0.0006 square kilometers

• 6000 square meters, 0.006 square kilometers

A rectangular swimming pool is 25 feet long and 10 feet wide. What is the area of the pool in square feet?

• 300 square feet

• 150 square feet

• 250 square feet

• 200 square feet

A school plans to cover a rectangular area of 200 square meters with grass. If each roll of sod covers 1.5 square meters, how many rolls are needed?

• 100

• 150

• 134

• 200

A rectangular plot of land is 50 yards by 30 yards. What is the area in square yards, and how many square feet is that? (1 square yard = 9 square feet)

• The area is 1500 square yards and 13500 square feet.

• The area is 1200 square yards and 10800 square feet.

• The area is 2000 square yards and 18000 square feet.

• The area is 1000 square yards and 9000 square feet.

A basketball court is 28 meters long and 15 meters wide. What is the area of the court in square meters?

• 300 square meters

• 500 square meters

• 450 square meters

• 420 square meters

If a rectangular room is 4 meters wide and 5 meters long, what is the area in square meters? How would you express this area in square centimeters?

• 25 square meters or 250,000 square centimeters

• 10 square meters or 100,000 square centimeters

• 20 square meters or 200,000 square centimeters

• 15 square meters or 150,000 square centimeters

A rectangular park has an area of 10,000 square feet. If the length is 100 feet, what is the width of the park?

• 50 feet

• 100 feet

• 75 feet

• 200 feet

A high school football field is 120 yards long and 53.3 yards wide. Calculate the area in square yards and convert it to square feet. (1 square yard = 9 square feet)

• 6396 square yards, 57564 square feet

• 6000 square yards, 54000 square feet

• 5000 square yards, 45000 square feet

• 7000 square yards, 63000 square feet