Area and perimeter word problems

Finding the length of a missing side

​Ms. Reed has a garden with a perimeter of 48 feet. The length is 18 feet. What is the width of her garden?


P= L + W + L + W

Finding the length of a missing side

​Mrs. GarzaLuna has a square kitchen with an area of 81 feet. What is the length of her kitchen?


A = L x W

Finding difference in perimeters

​Mrs. GarzaLuna has a rectangular table with a length of 4 feet and a width of 2 feet. Ms. Reed has a table with a length of 3 feet and a width of 2 feet. What is the difference between the perimeters of their tables?

Finding the area from the perimeter

Mr. Jimenez has a rectangular driveway with a perimeter of 22 feet. The length of his driveway is 6 feet. What is the area of his driveway?

Multiple Choice

The model shows a rectangular field with a length of 150 m. The perimeter of the field is 400 m.

What is the width of the field in meters?

• 100

• 50

• 300

• 550

Multiple Choice

The model to the left represents the length and width of a rectangular exercise mat.

What is the area of this mat in square meters?

• 28 sq. m

• 15 sq. m

• 54 sq. m

• 45 sq. m

Drag and Drop

Ms. Darden has a rectangular room for the students to play in. The perimeter is 100 meters. The length of the room is 30 meters. The width of the room is ​

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meters.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

20

40

260

130

Multiple Choice

Ms. Reed and Ms. GarzaLuna each bought rugs. Ms. Reed's rug has a legnth of 9 feet and a width of 4 feet. Ms. GarzaLuna's rug has a length of 6 feet and a width of 4 feet. What is the difference between the area of their rugs.

• 24 feet

• 12 feet

• 3 feet

• 6 feet

Multiple Choice

Ms. Lilly has a rectangular bulletin board with a perimeter of 28 feet. The length is 10 feet. What is the area of the bulletin board?

• 76 feet

• 280 sq. ft.

• 40 sq. ft.

• 4 feet