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Word Problems
100

What is the area formula?

LxW

Length x Width

100

Identify a perimeter formula that uses multiplication.

2L + 2W

2 (L+W)

100

 3 × 453

1,359

100

A barge holds 1,415 tons of cargo.  How many tons of cargo can 5 barges hold?

7,075 tons of cargo

200

What is the area of a rectangle that has a length of 5 and a width of 9.

Area is 45

200

What is the perimeter of a rectangle that has a length of 5 and an width of 9.

Perimeter is 28

200

349 × 5

1,745

200

Three students are traveling with their families. 

Karelle’s family travels 244 miles.  

Trish’s family travels  70 miles more than Karelle’s family.  

Juan’s family travels  2 times as many miles as Trish’s family. 

How many miles does Juan’s family travel?

Juan's family travels 628 miles.

300

What is the area of a rectangle with a length of 2 and a width that is 2 times the length.

Length = 2      Width = 4

Area = 8

300

What is the perimeter of a rectangle with a length of 2 and a width that is 2 times the length.

Length = 2    Width = 4

Perimeter = 12

300

184 x 10

1840

300

Tim does 143  jumping jacks in a week in gym class. Sara does 38 more jumping jacks than Tim.  Tori does twice as many jumping jacks as Sara.

 How many jumping jacks does Tori do?

362 Jumping Jacks

400

Sue's rectangular countertop is  4 feet wide.  It is  3 times as long as it is wide.  Find the length and area of Sue's countertop.

Length = 12 feet

Area = 32 square feet

400

Mrs. Littlejohn's deck is 6 feet wide and twice as long. What is the perimeter of her deck?

Length = 12

Perimeter = 36 

400

836 x 6

5,016

400

Mrs. Littlejohn's class collected 218 canned goods for a collection last year. This year's class has a goal of collecting three times as many cans. If they collected 700 cans, did they reach their goal? How many more or less did they collect?

Yes, they met the goal. The goal was 654 cans, they collected 700. They collected 46 extra cans.

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