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Area and Perimeter Word Problems

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Chloe's room is a rectangle. The room is six meters long and thirteen meters long. What is the area of the room? (Chloe)

a)

6 + 13 + 6 + 13 = 38 meters

b)

13 + 6 = 19 square meters

c)

13 - 6 = 7 square meters

d)

6 x 13 = 78 square meters

2.

Nala got a new iPad. The iPad is 12 inches long and 6 inches wide. What is the area of the iPad? (Charleigh)

a)

72 square inches

b)

60 square inches

c)

18 square inches

d)

6 square inches

3.

Miss Baldwin has a house that has the length of 12 yards and the width of 6 yards. What is the area of her house? (Elisabetta)

a)

82 square feet

b)

96 square feet

c)

50 square feet

d)

72 square feet

4.

Hunter's new toy came with a tower that is 6 cm wide and 12 cm long. What is the area?

a)

18 square centimeters

b)

32 square centimeters

c)

24 square centimeters

d)

48 square centimeters

5.

Layla has a basketball court that was 10 yards long and the width was 5 yards. What’s the area of the basketball court? (Aubrey)

a)

25 square yards

b)

50 square yards

c)

15 square yards

d)

30 square yards

6.

A dog pen is 5 feet wide. It is 3 times as long as it is wide. What is the perimeter of the dog pen?

a)

40 feet

b)

30 feet

c)

10 feet

d)

15 feet

7.

The area of Dylan’s backyard is 48 square meters. If the length of the backyard is 8 meters, what is the perimeter of Dylan’s backyard?

a)

28 square meters

b)

30 square meters

c)

16 square meters

d)

6 square meters

8.

You want to plant a garden with an area of 15 square meters. Which set of dimensions is possible for an area of this size?

a)

length 4 meters and width 3 meters

b)

length 6 meters and width 6 meters

c)

length 5 meters and width 3 meters

d)

length 10 meters and width 2 meters

9.

Mary is replacing the tile floor in her bathroom. The width of the tile floor is 3 feet. The length is 6 times as long as the width. What is the area of the tile floor?

a)

18 feet

b)

54 feet

c)

52 feet

d)

6 feet

10.

The perimeter of the swimming pool is 36 meters. What is one pair of possible dimensions for the swimming pool?

a)

length 6 meters and width 6 meters

b)

length 9 meters and width 4 meters

c)

length 10 meters and width 8 meters

d)

length 12 meters and width 3 meters

11.

A plan for a house includes a rectangular room with an area of 80 square feet and a perimeter of 36 feet. What are the length and width of the room?

a)

length 40 feet and width 2 feet

b)

length 10 feet and width 8 feet

c)

length 20 feet and width 4 feet

d)

length 16 feet and width 5 feet

12.

Shana’s bedroom is rectangular in shape and measures 9 feet by 6 feet. What is the area of Shana’s bedroom?

a)

59 feet

b)

54 feet

c)

52 feet

d)

56 feet

13.

You want to build a sandbox with an area of 16 square feet. What is a reasonable length and width for the sandbox?

a)

length=8ft , width=2ft

b)

length=4ft, width=4ft

c)

length=1ft, width=16ft

d)

length=4ft, width=3ft

14.

a)

Red tile

b)

Blue tile

c)

Green tile

d)

Orange tile

15.

a)

78 square meters

b)

180 square meters

c)

360 square meters

d)

156 square meters