Mastering Area: Multi-Step Rectangle Challenges for Grade 5

A rectangular garden measures 8 meters in length and 5 meters in width. If you want to plant flowers in half of the garden, what is the area available for planting flowers?

• 20 square meters

• 25 square meters

• 15 square meters

• 30 square meters

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.C.7B

CCSS.4.MD.A.3

A rectangular swimming pool is 10 meters long and 4 meters wide. If you want to build a deck around the pool that is 1 meter wide on all sides, what will be the total area of the deck?

• 16 square meters

• 40 square meters

• 24 square meters

• 32 square meters

A classroom has a rectangular carpet that is 6 feet long and 4 feet wide. If the teacher wants to cover the entire carpet with tiles that are 1 square foot each, how many tiles will she need?

• 20

• 30

• 18

• 24

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.C.7B

CCSS.4.MD.A.3

A rectangular playground is 20 meters long and 15 meters wide. If a fence is built around the playground, what is the total area of the playground that will be fenced?

• 180 square meters

• 250 square meters

• 400 square meters

• 300 square meters

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.C.7B

CCSS.4.MD.A.3

A rectangular field is 12 meters long and 9 meters wide. If a path that is 2 meters wide is built around the field, what is the area of the path?

• 80 square meters

• 120 square meters

• 100 square meters

• 90 square meters

A rectangular room is 10 feet long and 8 feet wide. If you want to paint the walls of the room, and the height of the room is 9 feet, what is the total area of the walls that need to be painted?

• 400 square feet

• 324 square feet

• 280 square feet

• 360 square feet

Tags

CCSS.7.G.B.6

A rectangular pizza has a length of 12 inches and a width of 10 inches. If you cut the pizza into 4 equal slices, what is the area of each slice?

• 30 square inches

• 25 square inches

• 40 square inches

• 35 square inches

A rectangular bookcase is 5 feet tall and 3 feet wide. If you want to place 4 shelves inside the bookcase, each shelf taking up 1 foot of height, what is the area of the bookcase that is not occupied by the shelves?

• 3 square feet

• 1 square foot

• 4 square feet

• 2 square feet

A rectangular driveway is 15 feet long and 10 feet wide. If you want to add a flower bed that is 2 feet wide around the entire driveway, what is the total area of the driveway and the flower bed combined?

• 200 square feet

• 150 square feet

• 300 square feet

• 266 square feet

A rectangular art canvas is 24 inches long and 18 inches wide. If you want to frame the canvas with a border that is 2 inches wide on all sides, what is the total area of the framed canvas?

• 576 square inches

• 432 square inches

• 500 square inches

• 616 square inches