Area of a Rectangle Quiz

What is the formula to calculate the area of a rectangle?

• The formula to calculate the area of a rectangle is length / width.

• The formula to calculate the area of a rectangle is length + width.

• The formula to calculate the area of a rectangle is length x width.

• The formula to calculate the area of a rectangle is length - width.

If the length of a rectangle is 5 cm and the width is 3 cm, what is the area?

• The area of the rectangle is 15 square cm.

• The area of the rectangle is 10 square cm.

• The area of the rectangle is 20 square cm.

• The area of the rectangle is 8 square cm.

If the area of a rectangle is 24 square units and the width is 4 units, what is the length?

• 8

• 10

• 6

• 12

If the area of a rectangle is 35 square meters and the length is 7 meters, what is the width?

• 10 meters

• 8 meters

• 3 meters

• 5 meters

A rectangular garden has a length of 10 meters and an area of 150 square meters. What is the width of the garden?

• 5 meters

• 20 meters

• 15 meters

• 12 meters

If the area of a rectangle is 45 square inches and the width is 5 inches, what is the length?

• 7 inches

• 25 inches

• 12 inches

• 9 inches

A rectangular room has an area of 180 square feet and a length of 15 feet. What is the width of the room?

• 12 feet

• 8 feet

• 20 feet

• 10 feet

If the length of a rectangle is 8 cm and the area is 48 square cm, what is the width?

• 12 cm

• 5 cm

• 6 cm

• 10 cm

Explain a real-life scenario where understanding the concept of area of a rectangle is important.

• When baking a cake and needing to know how much frosting is needed

• When planning a road trip and needing to calculate the gas mileage

• When designing a poster and needing to know the dimensions for printing

• One real-life scenario is when someone is planning to lay down new carpet in a room. They need to calculate the area of the room to determine how much carpet to purchase.