Measuring Area and Perimeter: Fun Challenges for 5th Graders

A rectangular garden measures 10 meters in length and 5 meters in width. What is the perimeter of the garden in meters? If you want to add a path around the garden that is 1 meter wide, what will be the new perimeter of the garden including the path?

• 40 meters

• 36 meters

• 38 meters

• 30 meters

A swimming pool is 25 feet long and 10 feet wide. Calculate the area of the pool in square feet. If you want to cover the pool with a tarp that costs $2 per square foot, how much will the tarp cost?

• $500

• $300

• $200

• $750

A rectangular room is 12 feet long and 9 feet wide. First, find the area of the room in square feet. If you want to paint the walls of the room and each wall is 10 feet high, how much paint will you need if one gallon covers 400 square feet?

• 2 gallons

• 4 gallons

• 3 gallons

• 1 gallon

A rectangular box has a length of 3 feet, a width of 2 feet, and a height of 1.5 feet. Calculate the volume of the box in cubic feet. If you want to fill the box with sand that weighs 100 pounds per cubic foot, how much will the sand weigh?

• 150 pounds

• 300 pounds

• 900 pounds

• 600 pounds

A farmer has a field that is 200 meters long and 150 meters wide. What is the area of the field in square meters? If he wants to divide the field into smaller plots of 50 square meters each, how many plots can he create?

• 450

• 300

• 600

• 500

A rectangular swimming pool is 15 feet long and 8 feet wide. Calculate the perimeter of the pool. If the pool is surrounded by a deck that is 2 feet wide, what will be the new perimeter of the entire area including the deck?

• 70 feet

• 48 feet

• 62 feet

• 56 feet

A rectangular piece of land measures 50 yards by 30 yards. What is the area of the land in square yards? If the owner wants to fence the entire perimeter, how many yards of fencing will he need?

• Area: 1800 square yards, Fencing needed: 200 yards

• Area: 1200 square yards, Fencing needed: 140 yards

• Area: 1500 square yards, Fencing needed: 150 yards

• Area: 1500 square yards, Fencing needed: 160 yards

A classroom is 20 feet long and 15 feet wide. Calculate the area of the classroom. If the school plans to install tiles that are 1 square foot each, how many tiles will they need to cover the entire area?

• 250 tiles

• 300 tiles

• 400 tiles

• 350 tiles

A rectangular garden has a length of 8 meters and a width of 4 meters. What is the area of the garden? If the gardener wants to plant flowers in rows that are 0.5 meters apart, how many rows can he plant in the garden?

• The area of the garden is 16 square meters, and the gardener can plant 4 rows of flowers.

• The area of the garden is 40 square meters, and the gardener can plant 10 rows of flowers.

• The area of the garden is 24 square meters, and the gardener can plant 6 rows of flowers.

• The area of the garden is 32 square meters, and the gardener can plant 8 rows of flowers.

A rectangular pool is 12 feet long and 6 feet wide. Calculate the area of the pool. If the pool needs to be filled with water that costs $0.05 per gallon and it takes 500 gallons to fill the pool, how much will it cost to fill the pool?

• $25.00

• $15.00

• $50.00

• $10.00