Area Problems
Distributive Property
Word Problems
Area of Irregular Shapes
MORE Area of Irregular shapes
Missing Side
100
What is the equation to determine the area for this shape?
3 x 3 = 9 sq. units
100
Use the DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY to find the total area of this rectangle.
3 x 9 = (3 x 4) + (3 x 5)
27 = 12 + 15
Area = 27 sq. cm.
100
What is the definition of a shape's area?
The number of square units that COVERS a space.
100
(3 x 5) + (3 x 1)
Area = 18 square units
100
Determine the area of this irregular shape.
(6 x 5) + (4 x 8)
30 + 32
Area = 62 sq. units
200
What expression could be used to find the area of this figure?
6 x 2
200
Use the DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY to find the total area of this rectangle.
10 x 4 = (4 x 4) + (6 x 4)
40 = 16 + 24
Area = 40 sq. cm.
200
How do we calculate the area of a shape?
Area = Length x Width
200
What is the area of the above shape?
8 - 6 = 2 cm
(6 x 4) + (5 x 2)
24 + 10
= 34 sq. cm.
200
A1 = 8 x 4
A2 = 10 x 10
(8 x 4) + (10 x 10)
32 + 100
Area = 132 sq.meters
200
3 x ? = 15 sq. ft.
15 
3 = 5 ft.
Missing side length = 5 ft.
300
What is the equation to determine the area of this shape?
5 x 5 = 25 sq. units
300
Use the DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY to determine the total are of the rectangle.
10 x 5 = (5 x 4) + (6 x 5)
50 = 20 + 30
Area = 50 sq. cm.
300
Mrs. Duquette tiled her hallway and kitchen floors this past weekend. The TOTAL AREA of both floors she tiled was 62 square feet. The diagram below shows the tiles on the kitchen floor.
What is the area of the HALLWAY?
14 square feet
300
Determine the TOTAL AREA of the irregular shape in square units.
(2 x 5) + (3 x 4)
10 + 12
Area = 22 square units
300
Find the area of the irregular shape?
(3 x 7) + (4 x 2)
21 + 8
Area = 29
300
Missing side length = 10m
400
What is the area of this square?
4 x 4 = 16 sq. cm.
400
What is the equation to find the total area of the shape below?(HINT light grey + dark grey)
(3 x 4) + (3 x 3)= __________
400
A swimming pool was 9 meters wide and had a total area of 90 square meters. What is the length of the pool?
The length of the pool is 10 meters.
400
Determine the TOTAL AREA of the irregular shape in square centimeters.
(10 x 5) + (6 x 2)
50 + 12
Area = 62 square centimeters
400
Determine the area of the irregular shape. 
(8 x 5) + (2 x 2)
40 + 4
Area = 44
400
20 
5 = 4
The piece was 4 cm long
500
What is the area of this rectangle?
8 x 3 = 24 sq. cm.
500
Complete the equation to find the area of the shape below.
_____ x ______ = ______ x (_____ + _____)
(8 x 3) = 3 x (2 + 6)
500
A flower garden has length of 5 feet and a width of 4 feet. What is the total area of the garden?
Area = 20 square feet
500
Determine the TOTAL AREA of the irregular shape.
10 - 3 = 7 side
(8 x 3) + (7 x 7)
24 + 49
Area = 73 sq. cm.
500
Determine the area of the irregular shape.
(9 x 4) + (3 x 3)
36 + 9
Area = 45
500
Mrs. Duquette draws a rectangle with a side length of 6 inches and an area of 30 square inches.
What is the missing side length?
The other side length is 5 inches.
600
8 x 9 = 72 square feet
D.
600
_____ X ______ = (__ x __) + (__x__)
2 x 6 = (2 x 3 ) + (2 x 3)
600
What expression could be used to find the area of this figure?
9 x 4 = 36 square units
OR
4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 +4 + 4 + 4 = 36 square units
600
Determine the area of the irregular shape in square centimeters.
8 - 3 = 5
(9 x 3) + (4 x 5)
27 + 20
Area = 47 sq. cm.
600
Determine the area of the irregular shape. 
(5 x 5) + (5 x 7)
25 + 35
Area = 60
600
Billy Bob draws a rectangle with a side length of 9 inches and an area of 27 square inches.
What is the missing side length?
The other side length = 3 inches