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