Area and Perimeter Word Problems

What is the perimeter of this figure?

• 11 ft.

• 22 ft.

• 16 ft.

• 18 ft.

Farmer Bob needs to build a fence for his chickens. The area he wants to build a fence around is 40 feet long and 20 feet wide. How many feet of fence does he need to buy?

• 800 feet

• 120 feet

• 60 feet

• 800 feet

If I wanted to paint a wall, that would be an example of:

• area

• perimeter

Matt has a box with the pictured measurements. If he puts ribbon on the perimeter of the box, how much ribbon does he need?

• 5 cm

• 8 cm

• 16 cm

• 20 cm

The perimeter of a square playground is 48 meters. What is the length of one side of the playground?

• 12 m

• 24 m

• 6 m

• 8 m

If a square has a side length of 5 inches, what is its perimeter?

• 20 inches

• 25 inches

• 15 inches

• 10 inches

If the perimeter of a rectangular park is 60 meters and the length is 20 meters, what is the width of the park?

• 10 meters

• 20 meters

• 15 meters

• 25 meters

A rectangular room is 9 feet long and 7 feet wide. What is the perimeter of the room?

• 32 feet

• 16 feet

• 48 feet

• 63 feet

A rectangle has a length of 8 cm and a width of 3 cm. What is its perimeter?

• 22 cm

• 24 cm

• 11 cm

• 18 cm

Find the perimeter of a square that has a length of 6 in.

• 12 in.

• 24 in.

• 20 in.

• 16 in.