Area and Perimeter Word Problems

Kayla wants to build a fence in her backyard. The length of her backyard is 30 feet and the width is 45 feet. How many feet of fence will she need to buy?

• 75 feet

• 1,350 feet

• 1,000 feet

• 150 feet

Alicia's garden is 50 square feet. Inside of her garden she plants a section of tomatoes that is 3 feet by 4 feet. How much more space does she have left in her garden to plant other crops?

• 62 square feet

• 38 square feet

• 12 square feet

• 43 square feet

Farmer John walks his pet pig around his barn every day. The barn is 25 meters by 12 meters. If we walks the pig around the barn three times, how many meters did farmer John and his pig walk?

• 300 meters

• 222 meters

• 74 meters

• 37 meters

The Pacers' basketball court is 94 feet by 50 feet. How much space do the players have to play their game?

• 4,100 square feet

• 288 square feet

• 144 square feet

• 4,700 square feet

Jenny's room is 13 feet long and 12 feet wide. Ruth's room is 14 feet long and 11 feet wide. Whose room has the greater perimeter?

• Jenny's

• Ruth's

• They are the same

A living room wall is 20 feet long and 12 feet high. How much paint do you need to cover this wall?

• 32 square feet

• 24 square feet

• 240 square feet

• 40 square feet

The distance around a shape is its _____________.

• Area

• Perimeter

The space inside a shape is its _______________.

• Area

• Perimeter

When finding the area of a square or rectangle, the answer should be labeled as ________________

• inches, feet, yards, meters, etc.

• square units (square feet, square meters, etc.)

Maria has a garden that is 6 feet by 4 feet. What is the perimeter of Maria's garden? (Carter)

• 10 feet

• 12 feet

• 25 feet

• 20 feet