Rectangle Area Challenges: Fun Word Problems for 3rd Graders

A rectangle garden is 4 feet long and 3 feet wide. What is the area of the garden?

• 15 square feet

• 10 square feet

• 8 square feet

• 12 square feet

Lily has a rectangular piece of paper that is 5 inches long and 2 inches wide. What is the area of the paper?

• 12 square inches

• 10 square inches

• 8 square inches

• 7 square inches

A classroom has a rectangular rug that measures 6 feet by 4 feet. How many square feet is the rug?

• 30 square feet

• 20 square feet

• 24 square feet

• 18 square feet

Tom's rectangular fish tank is 8 inches long and 5 inches wide. What is the area of the base of the tank?

• 30 square inches

• 40 square inches

• 50 square inches

• 20 square inches

A rectangular playground is 10 meters long and 7 meters wide. What is the area of the playground?

• 70 square meters

• 60 square meters

• 50 square meters

• 80 square meters

Sarah wants to cover her rectangular table that is 3 feet long and 2 feet wide with a tablecloth. What is the area of the tablecloth needed?

• 6 square feet

• 10 square feet

• 4 square feet

• 8 square feet

A rectangular book cover is 9 inches long and 6 inches wide. What is the area of the book cover?

• 72 square inches

• 54 square inches

• 36 square inches

• 45 square inches

The area of a rectangular field is 12 square meters. If the length is 3 meters, what is the width?

• 2 meters

• 6 meters

• 5 meters

• 4 meters

A rectangular swimming pool is 15 feet long and 10 feet wide. What is the area of the pool?

• 200 square feet

• 75 square feet

• 100 square feet

• 150 square feet

A rectangular pizza has a length of 12 inches and a width of 8 inches. What is the area of the pizza?

• 96 square inches

• 80 square inches

• 100 square inches

• 72 square inches