Finding Area
Word Problems
Missing Side
100


C

100

Marissa and Mila have a sandbox that has a width of 7 feet and a length of 8 feet.  What is the total area of her sandbox?


(Hint - Draw a picture)

56 sq. inches

100

Write an equation for the area of rectangle A


2 x 4=8

200

What is the equation to determine the area of this shape?

8 x 3 = 24 sq. cm.

200

Darian and Jesse eat a picnic on a picnic table that has a length of 4 feet and a width of 3 feet. Draw the table and write a multiplication sentence to find the area of the table.

4x3=12 feet squared

(check for rectangle)

200

This is the equation for the rectangle above. 8x4=32

What is the length of this rectangle?

length=8

300

What is the area of the blue rectangle?

25 sq. units

300

Mrs. McConkie needs to buy a carpet that has an area of 20 square feet. Draw and label a shape that could represent her new carpet. 

Any acceptable rectangle that equals 20 sq.feet

300

This is the equation for the rectangle above: 4x10= 40. What is the width of the rectangle?

width = 4

400


16 sq. units

400

Draw a rectangle that meets this equation:5x6=30.

Check rectangles.
400

A sandbox's area has this equation = 7 ft x6 ft=42 ft squared.

What is the area for the sandbox?

Area=42 ft

500

D

500

Dallin has two area rugs in his house. Carpet A is 7 feet by 8 feet and carpet B is 9 feet by 6 feet.  Which carpets has the greater area?


Carpet A

500

Leo drew a rectangle that had an area of 30. What could the length and width have been?

6x5

OR

3x10

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