Missing Variable
Two Step Word Problems
Perimeter
Area
Area and Perimeter
100
20 = 4 x ?
What is 5?
100
Jessica has 19 stickers in her collection. She buys a new pack of 30 and then gives 7 away to her best friend. How many stickers does she have now?
What is 42?
100
What is the perimeter of a rectangle that is 6 feet wide and 8 feet long?
What is 48 feet?
100
Write the equation that could be used to find the area of bulletin board. The bulletin board is 3 feet tall and 5 feet wide.
What is 3 x 5?
100
The walls around a skating rink are an example of what type of measurement. (Area or Perimeter?)
What is perimeter?
200
9 x ? = 72
What is 8?
200
Karlie had 3 packs of erasers. There were 9 erasers in each pack. She found 4 more erasers on the floor. How many erasers does she have now?
What is 31?
200
The perimeter of a regular hexagon is 18 inches. How long is one side of the hexagon?
What is 3 inches?
200
Mr. Ralph is putting new carpet in his house. The house is 12 feet by 10 feet. How much carpet does he need?
What is 120 square feet?
200
The paint on a wall is an example of what type of measurement? (Area or Perimeter?)
What is area?
300
? = 12 ÷ 4
What is 3?
300
Caitlin and Sarah were buying tea. Caitlin bought 5 boxes with 8 bags of tea in each box. Sarah bought 4 boxes with 10 bags of tea in each box. How many bags of tea do they have altogether?
What is 40?
300
The table JB is building is an equilateral triangle. If the perimeter around the table is 27 square feet, how long is each side of the table?
What is 9 feet?
300
The original porch was 5 feet by 6 feet, but Michael wanted a bigger porch. He added a new section of the porch that is 5 feet by 4 feet. How big is the new porch now?
What is 50 square feet?
300
A sandbox has a wooden box around it. Is this an example of area or perimeter?
What is perimeter?
400
? = 81 ÷ 9
What is 9?
400
Three teams were practicing on the soccer field at the same time. Each team had 12 players. They split up into 4 groups to scrimmage against each other. How many players are in each group?
What is 9?
400
Jerry has a garden in his backyard. The perimeter of his garden is 46 feet. Two sides of his garden are 12 feet long. What is the length of the other side of his garden?
What is 11 feet?
400
A classroom has tile and carpet in it. The tile is 3 feet by 20 feet. The carpet is 8 feet by 20 feet. What is the equation that shows the area of the entire room?
What is (3x20) + (8x20)?
400
When I am finding the missing side of a shape and I know the perimeter, I use this strategy.
What is add what you know and subtract from the total?
500
12 = ? ÷ 48
What is 4?
500
Haley is laying tile in her bathroom. She has a square room that is 5 feet long on one side. Each tile is one square foot. She also needs 9 extra pieces of tile to fill in another room. What equation shows how many tiles she needs? DO NOT SOLVE - just write an equation!
What is (5x5) + 9 = T?
500
Which frame has a larger perimeter? A frame that is 6 feet by 9 feet or a frame that is 7 feet by 8 feet?
What is a frame that has 7 feet by 8 feet?
500
Hardwood floor cost $4 per square foot. The John's family wants to put new hardwood floor in their 10 feet by 7 feet kitchen. How much will it cost them?
What is $280?
500
When I'm finding the missing side of a square and am given the area, I use this strategy.
What is find two equal numbers that multiply together to equal the total?