Exploring Area and Perimeter: Fun Word Problems!

A rectangle has a length of 5 meters and a width of 3 meters. What is the area of the rectangle?

• 8 square meters

• 20 square meters

• 12 square meters

• 15 square meters

If a square has a side length of 4 feet, what is its perimeter?

• 16 feet

• 12 feet

• 20 feet

• 8 feet

Lily has a garden that is 6 feet long and 2 feet wide. What is the area of her garden?

• 8 square feet

• 14 square feet

• 10 square feet

• 12 square feet

A fence surrounds a rectangular yard that is 10 meters long and 4 meters wide. What is the perimeter of the yard?

• 32 meters

• 24 meters

• 28 meters

• 20 meters

Tom is painting a rectangular wall that is 8 feet high and 5 feet wide. How much area will he paint?

• 20 square feet

• 40 square feet

• 30 square feet

• 50 square feet

A playground is shaped like a square with each side measuring 7 meters. What is the perimeter of the playground?

• 14 meters

• 35 meters

• 21 meters

• 28 meters

Sarah has a rectangular table that is 3 feet wide and 5 feet long. What is the area of the table?

• 10 square feet

• 12 square feet

• 15 square feet

• 20 square feet

The perimeter of a rectangular swimming pool is 30 meters. If the length is 10 meters, what is the width?

• 8 meters

• 6 meters

• 5 meters

• 4 meters

A rectangular book cover is 12 inches long and 8 inches wide. What is the area of the book cover?

• 96 square inches

• 72 square inches

• 100 square inches

• 80 square inches

If a rectangular field has a perimeter of 50 meters and a length of 15 meters, what is the width of the field?

• 10 meters

• 8 meters

• 5 meters

• 12 meters