Area, Perimeter & Fractions: 5th Grade Math Challenges

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

• 80 square feet

• 100 square feet

• 72 square feet

• 96 square feet

If you want to put a fence around the same garden, what is the perimeter you need to cover?

• P = 2 * L + 2 * W

• P = 4 * L

• P = L * W

• P = 2 * (L + W)

Sarah has a piece of ribbon that is 3.5 meters long. She cuts it into 4 equal pieces. How long is each piece of ribbon?

• 1.5 meters

• 2 meters

• 0.5 meters

• 0.875 meters

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

• 150 square feet

• 75 square feet

• 100 square feet

• 200 square feet

If you want to tile the pool area with square tiles that are 0.5 feet on each side, how many tiles do you need to cover the entire area?

• 2.0

• 0.5

• 1.0

• A / 0.25

A rectangular classroom measures 20 feet by 15 feet. If the school wants to paint the walls, what is the total area of the walls if the height is 10 feet?

• 700 square feet

• 800 square feet

• 500 square feet

• 600 square feet

Tom has 2.5 liters of juice. He pours it into cups that hold 0.5 liters each. How many cups can he fill?

• 6 cups

• 4 cups

• 5 cups

• 3 cups

A rectangular field is 50 meters long and 30 meters wide. What is the perimeter of the field?

• 140 meters

• 120 meters

• 160 meters

• 100 meters

If a recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar and you want to make half the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 1/2 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/4 cup

A rectangular box has a length of 4 inches, a width of 3 inches, and a height of 2 inches. What is the volume of the box?

• 12 cubic inches

• 18 cubic inches

• 30 cubic inches

• 24 cubic inches