Finding Area
Two step word problems
Word Problems
Area of Irregular Shapes
Missing Side
100
What is the area of this figure?
12 square units
100
Ashton had two boxes of pencils with fourteen pencils in each box. He gave six pencils to his brother. How many pencils did Ashton have left?
22 pencils
100
Sandra has a sandbox that has a width of 7 feet and a length of 8 feet. What is the total area of her sandbox?
56 sq. inches
100
What is the total area of the irregular figure below?
(4 x 5) + (3 x 1)
20 + 3
Area = 23 square cm
100
8 x _____ = 64 sq. units
Missing side = 8 units
200
What is the area of this figure?
13 square units
200
There were 56 birdhouses at school. Today, 4 classes made more birdhouses. Each class made 8 birdhouses. How many total birdhouses are there now?
88 birdhouses
200
How do we calculate the area of a shape?
Area = Length x Width
200
What is the TOTAL area of the above shape?
Area = 64 sq. cm.
200
Missing side length = 8 units
300
What is the area of the blue rectangle?
25 sq. units
300
There are 96 fourth graders at Small Tree Intermediate School. 43 on them are girls. On Friday, 5 fourth grade girls and 4 fourth grade boys were absent. How many fourth grade boys were at Small Tree Intermediate School on Friday?
49 boys
300
Mr. Roach bought a carpet that has a width of 6 feet and a length of 9 feet. What is the total area of Mr. Roach's carpet?
54 square feet
300
Area = 42 square meters
300
Missing side length = 10m
400
What is the area of this square?
16 sq. cm.
400
Last summer, Jon’s family found 152 shells at the beach. This summer they were at the beach for 7 days. Each day they found 9 shells. How many fewer shells did they find this year than last year?
89 shells
400
What repeated addition equation can be used to find the area of the figure below?
What expression can be used to find the area of the figure below?
4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4
OR
5 + 5 + 5 + 5
400
Determine the area of the irregular shape in square centimeters.
Area = 62 square centimeters
400
A sandbox has a total area of 20 sq. feet. The width is 5 feet long. What is the length of the sandbox?
20 
5 = 4
The length is 4 feet long