Challenging Area & Perimeter Word Problems for Grade 9

A rectangular garden has a length of 12 meters and a width of 5 meters. What is the perimeter of the garden?

• 30 meters

• 40 meters

• 34 meters

• 25 meters

If the area of a square is 64 square meters, what is the length of one side?

• 8 meters

• 10 meters

• 12 meters

• 6 meters

A rectangular swimming pool is 10 meters long and 4 meters wide. What is the area of the pool?

• 40 square meters

• 20 square meters

• 50 square meters

• 30 square meters

A triangular park has a base of 8 meters and a height of 5 meters. Calculate the area of the park.

• 25 square meters

• 15 square meters

• 30 square meters

• 20 square meters

A rectangular room has a perimeter of 30 meters. If the length is 10 meters, what is the width?

• 8 meters

• 5 meters

• 6 meters

• 4 meters

A circular fountain has a radius of 3 meters. What is the area of the fountain? (Use π ≈ 3.14)

• 12.56 square meters

• 18.84 square meters

• 28.26 square meters

• 31.42 square meters

A rectangular field has an area of 200 square meters. If the length is 20 meters, what is the width?

• 5 meters

• 10 meters

• 25 meters

• 15 meters

A trapezoidal garden has bases of 6 meters and 10 meters, and a height of 4 meters. What is the area of the garden?

• 28 square meters

• 40 square meters

• 32 square meters

• 24 square meters

A rectangular box has a length of 5 cm, a width of 3 cm, and a height of 4 cm. What is the surface area of the box?

• 94 cm²

• 80 cm²

• 100 cm²

• 60 cm²

A farmer wants to fence a square plot of land that is 15 meters on each side. How much fencing material does he need?

• 45 meters

• 60 meters

• 30 meters

• 75 meters