Area Adventures: Estimating and Converting Measurements

A rectangular garden measures 8 meters by 5 meters. What is the area of the garden in square meters?

• 50 square meters

• 30 square meters

• 20 square meters

• 40 square meters

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

• 10 meters

• 12 meters

• 8 meters

• 6 meters

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

• 50 square feet

• 30 square feet

• 40 square feet

• 20 square feet

A farmer has a field that is 300 square meters. If he wants to divide it into 3 equal sections, what will be the area of each section?

• 100 square meters

• 200 square meters

• 150 square meters

• 75 square meters

A classroom has a length of 6 meters and a width of 4 meters. Estimate the area using a grid where each square represents 1 square meter. What is the estimated area?

• 30 square meters

• 16 square meters

• 24 square meters

• 20 square meters

If a rectangular room is 12 feet long and 10 feet wide, what is the area in square feet? Convert this area to square inches (1 square foot = 144 square inches).

• 10000 square inches

• 17280 square inches

• 12000 square inches

• 1440 square inches

A rectangular piece of land is 50 meters long and 30 meters wide. What is the area in square meters? How many square centimeters is that? (1 square meter = 10,000 square centimeters)

• 1000 square meters; 10000000 square centimeters

• 1200 square meters; 12000000 square centimeters

• 1500 square meters; 15000000 square centimeters

• 2000 square meters; 20000000 square centimeters

A park is shaped like a rectangle with a length of 20 meters and a width of 15 meters. What is the area of the park?

• 3000 square meters

• 300 square meters

• 400 square meters

• 250 square meters

If a square tile has an area of 1 square foot, how many tiles are needed to cover a rectangular area of 12 square feet?

• 10 tiles

• 15 tiles

• 8 tiles

• 12 tiles

A rectangular box has a base that measures 4 inches by 6 inches. What is the area of the base in square inches? If you want to cover the base with a cloth, how many square inches of cloth do you need?

• 20 square inches

• 18 square inches

• 24 square inches

• 30 square inches