Area Estimation in Real-Life Challenges for Grade 5

A rectangular garden measures 8 meters in length and 5 meters in width. If you want to add a path that is 1 meter wide around the garden, what will be the total area of the garden including the path?

• 60 square meters

• 70 square meters

• 75 square meters

• 50 square meters

A classroom has a floor area of 120 square meters. If the teacher wants to cover the floor with tiles that are each 0.5 square meters, how many tiles will she need?

• 300

• 180

• 240

• 120

Tags

CCSS.6.G.A.4

A rectangular swimming pool is 10 meters long and 4 meters wide. If a deck that is 2 meters wide surrounds the pool, what is the total area of the pool and the deck combined?

• 90m²

• 112m²

• 100m²

• 120m²

A farmer has a rectangular field that is 50 meters long and 30 meters wide. He wants to plant grass in a section that is 10 meters by 15 meters. What is the area of the field that will not have grass?

• 1350 square meters

• 900 square meters

• 1500 square meters

• 1200 square meters

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.C.7B

CCSS.4.MD.A.3

A rectangular playground is 20 meters long and 15 meters wide. If a sandbox that is 3 meters by 2 meters is placed in one corner, what is the area of the playground that remains available for play?

• 294 square meters

• 300 square meters

• 250 square meters

• 280 square meters

A rectangular room is 12 feet long and 10 feet wide. If you want to paint the walls of the room and each wall is 10 feet high, what is the total area of the walls that need to be painted?

• 360 square feet

• 500 square feet

• 400 square feet

• 440 square feet

Tags

CCSS.7.G.B.6

A rectangular pizza has a length of 14 inches and a width of 10 inches. If you cut out a square of 2 inches by 2 inches from one corner, what is the area of the remaining pizza?

• 128 square inches

• 140 square inches

• 136 square inches

• 150 square inches

A garden bed is 4 feet wide and 6 feet long. If you want to add a border that is 1 foot wide around the entire garden bed, what will be the total area of the garden bed including the border?

• 48 square feet

• 36 square feet

• 42 square feet

• 60 square feet

A rectangular bookcase is 5 feet tall and 3 feet wide. If you want to place it against a wall that is 10 feet wide, how much wall space will be left uncovered?

• 10 feet

• 7 feet

• 5 feet

• 3 feet

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.2

A rectangular parking lot is 100 meters long and 50 meters wide. If 20 parking spaces, each measuring 2.5 meters by 5 meters, are marked out, what is the area of the parking lot that remains unmarked?

• 4500 square meters

• 4750 square meters

• 5000 square meters

• 4000 square meters