Area of Polygons Word Problems

Mrs. Curtis has a rectangle shaped garden that is 7 feet long and 4 feet wide. What is the total area of her garden?

• 28 ft

• 11 ft

• 22 ft²

• 28 ft²

Mrs. Davis wanted to cover the classroom with new carpet. If the length of the classroom was 12 feet and the width was 8 feet. How much carpet would she need to buy?

• 20 ft

• 40 ft

• 96 ft²

• 48 ft²

If the perimeter of a square is 36 feet, what is the area of that same square?

Jakson has a square inclosure for his farm animals. How many square feet does the inclosure take up on his farm? The side length is 5.5 feet.

You want to build a sandbox with an area of 16 square feet. What is a reasonable length and width for the sandbox?

• length=8ft , width=2ft

• length=4ft, width=4ft

• length=1ft, width=16ft

• length=4ft, width=3ft

Lin and Andre used different methods to find the area of a regular hexagon with 6-inch sides. Lin decomposed the hexagon into six identical triangles. Andre decomposed the hexagon into a rectangle and two triangles. Find the area of the hexagon using each person’s method. Type the area below. Type the number only.

Find the area of the rectangle.

• 36 in.²

• 72 in.²

• 26 in.²

• 13 in.²

Find the area of the parallelogram above

• 14.5 ft²

• 48.5 ft²

• 52 ft²

• 7.3 ft²

Find the area

• 41 yd

• 45 yd²

• 44 yd²

• 43 yd

• 15 m²

• 10 m²

• 8.5 m²

• 12.5 m²