Mastering Area: Multi-Step Word Problems for Grade 6

A rectangular garden has a length of 12 meters and a width of 5 meters. What is the area of the garden? If you want to add a path around the garden that is 1 meter wide, what will be the new area of the garden including the path?

• 60 square meters

• 98 square meters

• 75 square meters

• 100 square meters

A rectangular swimming pool is 8 meters long and 4 meters wide. If you want to build a deck around the pool that is 2 meters wide, what will be the total area of the deck and the pool combined?

• 80m²

• 96m²

• 72m²

• 100m²

A rectangular classroom measures 10 meters by 6 meters. If the school plans to add a storage room that is 3 meters by 2 meters next to the classroom, what will be the total area of the classroom and the storage room?

• 50 square meters

• 60 square meters

• 70 square meters

• 66 square meters

A farmer has a rectangular field that is 20 meters long and 15 meters wide. He wants to plant a flower bed that is 4 meters by 3 meters in one corner of the field. What is the area of the remaining field after planting the flower bed?

• 250 square meters

• 300 square meters

• 288 square meters

• 280 square meters

A rectangular piece of land measures 30 meters by 10 meters. If a fence is built around the land, what is the area of the land? If the fence takes up 1 square meter of area, what is the area left for planting?

• 250 square meters

• 300 square meters

• 299 square meters

• 290 square meters

A rectangular book cover is 12 inches long and 9 inches wide. If you want to add a border that is 1 inch wide around the cover, what will be the area of the cover including the border?

• 120 square inches

• 154 square inches

• 144 square inches

• 162 square inches

A rectangular pizza has a length of 14 inches and a width of 10 inches. If you cut out a square piece that is 2 inches by 2 inches from one corner, what is the area of the remaining pizza?

• 128 square inches

• 140 square inches

• 132 square inches

• 136 square inches

A rectangular playground is 25 meters long and 20 meters wide. If the school wants to add a sandbox that is 5 meters by 4 meters in one corner, what will be the area of the playground after adding the sandbox?

• 450 square meters

• 500 square meters

• 480 square meters

• 520 square meters

A rectangular painting is 18 inches long and 24 inches wide. If you frame the painting with a frame that is 2 inches wide, what will be the total area of the painting including the frame?

• 616 square inches

• 500 square inches

• 450 square inches

• 700 square inches

A rectangular plot of land is 50 meters long and 30 meters wide. If a house is built on the plot that occupies an area of 600 square meters, what is the area of the remaining land?

• 700 square meters

• 900 square meters

• 1000 square meters

• 800 square meters